Wyden, Lofgren Named 'Tech Defenders'
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., have claimed the title of "High-Tech Defenders" for their voting records and leadership roles on technology issues in the 110th Congress. The distinction bestowed by the Computer and Communications Industry Association is part of the trade group's congressional scorecard, which was released on the eve of its annual member meeting in Washington. CCIA represents Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and other tech firms. Wyden and Lofgren, who are both slated to speak at CCIA's Wednesday summit, were given scores of 100 percent and 95 percent, respectively. Wyden was joined at the top by Sens. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. while Lofgren outdistanced her closest scoring House colleagues by 6 percent.
"It comes as no surprise that Senator Wyden and Representative Lofgren finished on top of our high-tech scorecard," CCIA President Ed Black said in a statement. "They are proposing forward-looking legislation, raising the prominence of technology issues in the press and pushing hard to get high-tech issues included in the often cramped legislative agendas of their respective chambers." Twenty-two senators scored above 80 percent on tech and innovation votes during the second session of the 110th Congress. In the House, 32 members scored in the top tier with a score of over 84 percent. The top tier scorecard included four presidential candidates - Sens. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., and John McCain, R-Ariz., as well as former Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
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