Political Quotes

“additionally, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a letter from the major technology industry companies and trade associations in support of the USA FREEDOM Act. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: May 11, 2015. Hon. John Boehner, The Capitol, Washington, DC. Hon. Nancy Pelosi, The Capitol, Washington, DC. Dear Speaker Boehner and Democratic Leader Pelosi: We, the undersigned technology associations and groups, write to express our strong support for H.R 2048, the USA Freedom Act, as reported by the House Judiciary Committee on April 30th by a vote of 25 to two. Public trust in the technology sector is critical, and that trust has declined measurably among both U.S. citizens and citizens of our foreign allies since the revelations regarding the U.S. surveillance programs began 2 years ago. As a result of increasing concern about the level of access the U.S. government has to user-generated data held by technology companies, many domestic and foreign users have turned to foreign technology providers while, simultaneously, foreign jurisdictions have implemented reactionary policies that threaten the fabric of the borderless internet.…”