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Patrick Leahy: “Since the hearing I chaired in May 1994 on the Administration's ``Clipper Chip'' proposal, the Administration has taken…”

On the recordJune 17, 1998
Since the hearing I chaired in May 1994 on the Administration's ``Clipper Chip'' proposal, the Administration has taken some steps in the right direction. Clipper Chip is now dead, and the Administration has transferred authority over the export of encryption products from the State Department to the Commerce Department, as called for in legislation I introduced in the last Congress with Senators Burns, Wyden and others. Furthermore, the Administration has permitted the export of up to 56-bit DES encryption, at least until the end of this year. But these actions are simply not enough for our high-tech industries to maintain their leading edge in the global marketplace.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
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Discussing the Administration's actions on encryption policy and its impact on high-tech industries.

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