The U.S. Chamber of Commerce expects the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to pass before Congress’ August recess, two Chamber of Commerce officials said, saying Democrats’ issues with the bill are “bridgeable.” “We do think that we can see USMCA move forward before the August break,” said John Murphy, the Chamber’s senior vice president for international policy. “We want to get on with it. We need the certainty that USMCA will provide.”
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce expects the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to pass before Congress’ August recess, two Chamber of Commerce officials said, saying Democrats’ issues with the bill are “bridgeable.” “We do think that we can see USMCA move forward before the August break,” said John Murphy, the Chamber’s senior vice president for international policy. “We want to get on with it. We need the certainty that USMCA will provide.”
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s announcing ahead of DOJ his proposed approval of T-Mobile's buy of Sprint bucks some precedent under which the commission almost always announces second. It short-circuits the process and simplifies imposition of conditions on the transaction, said lawyers active in the proceeding. If Justice seeks conditions, it would have had to go to court to oppose the deal absent concessions by the companies. Pai's announcement was coordinated with DOJ, the lawyers said.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s announcing ahead of DOJ his proposed approval of T-Mobile's buy of Sprint bucks some precedent under which the commission almost always announces second. It short-circuits the process and simplifies imposition of conditions on the transaction, said lawyers active in the proceeding. If Justice seeks conditions, it would have had to go to court to oppose the deal absent concessions by the companies. Pai's announcement was coordinated with DOJ, the lawyers said.
Democrat and Republican staffs are in informal discussions about privacy legislation, House Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., told us. That signals the committee’s bipartisan legislative discussion isn't as advanced as its Senate counterpart. “We’ve been meeting about it. We fully intend to talk to them in the hopes of getting something bipartisan, but we’re not there yet,” she told us. Schakowsky is the Democratic lead on the committee’s privacy effort.
Democrat and Republican staffs are in informal discussions about privacy legislation, House Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., told us. That signals the committee’s bipartisan legislative discussion isn't as advanced as its Senate counterpart. “We’ve been meeting about it. We fully intend to talk to them in the hopes of getting something bipartisan, but we’re not there yet,” she told us. Schakowsky is the Democratic lead on the committee’s privacy effort.
Democrat and Republican staffs are in informal discussions about privacy legislation, House Consumer Protection Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., told us. That signals the committee’s bipartisan legislative discussion isn't as advanced as its Senate counterpart. “We’ve been meeting about it. We fully intend to talk to them in the hopes of getting something bipartisan, but we’re not there yet,” she told us. Schakowsky is the Democratic lead on the committee’s privacy effort.
Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.; Josh Hawley, R-Mo.; Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.; and Chris Coons, D-Del., formed a Senate Judiciary Committee privacy working group, Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Blumenthal and Coons told us. Judiciary heard testimony from Google, Intel, DuckDuckGo, Mapbox and others during a privacy hearing Tuesday.
Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.; Josh Hawley, R-Mo.; Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.; and Chris Coons, D-Del., formed a Senate Judiciary Committee privacy working group, Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Blumenthal and Coons told us. Judiciary heard testimony from Google, Intel, DuckDuckGo, Mapbox and others during a privacy hearing Tuesday.
Privacy advocates said a Washington state law sought by Microsoft and other tech companies provides too little protection to consumers. The House and Senate privacy bills lack teeth and cede too much control to companies, American Civil Liberties Union and Consumer Reports officials said in interviews. State Sen. Reuven Carlyle (D) responded that his bill is “the strongest, meaningful privacy measure that is on the table.” House Innovation Committee Chair Zack Hudgins (D) has appeared more open to making changes in response to concerns, telling us his chamber’s bill is a “work in progress.”