Hill Tech Groups Gear Up For 2009
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House and Senate Republicans are preparing to christen their chambers' high-tech membership organizations after a prolonged lull. Once launched, they will have a host of hot topics on their plates including President Barack Obama's tax and trade policy proposals and the union-backed Employee Free Choice Act. Even without a formal agenda in place, House Republican High Tech Working Group Chairman Bob Goodlatte of Virginia joined Judiciary ranking member Lamar Smith and Education and Labor ranking member Howard (Buck) McKeon this month to denounce the EFCA. They contend that card-check legislation would harm workers' privacy rights.
Goodlatte has assembled about 45 members for his working group, which had a prominent role in the Republican-controlled 109th Congress but, like the Senate High Tech Task Force, was largely muffled when Democrats came to power. The Senate Republican High Tech Task Force is also gearing up. It was created by former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., and before former Sen. Gordon Smith of Oregon's tenure last session, was led by Sens. John Ensign of Nevada, Robert Bennett of Utah, and former Sen. George Allen of Virginia. The Senate Democratic High Tech Task Force, which was co-chaired last Congress by Sens. John Kerry of Massachusetts and Mark Pryor of Arkansas, has also been slow to start. Read the full story here (subscription required).
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