Tech Industry Pleased With Gillibrand
The high-tech community is pretty pleased with New York Gov. David Paterson's announcement Friday that Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand would fill new Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's Senate seat, officials tell Tech Daily Dose. The two-term Democrat had an 86 percent voting record on tech topics, with her vote against the financial rescue package last fall as the only bad mark, according to the Information Technology Industry Council's scorecard for the 110th Congress. She voted in line with ITI's interests on a range of topics including patent, Internet taxation, competitiveness and energy legislation.
Gillibrand also helped co-found the House High Tech Task Force with Rep. Mike McCaul, R-Texas. During Paterson's news conference with Gillibrand, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., praised her appointment, saying that she will be "a great partner, a great colleague, a great senator." He noted that they have already fought side by side to bring high-tech jobs to Saratoga County. "She has a reputation as a go-to person. Go to Kirsten Gillibrand and she will get it done," Schumer said.
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