Technology

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) applauded House-passage of sweeping reforms to rein in government surveillance programs. DelBene also delivered a floor speech ahead of the vote. “Bulk collection of American communications records is a gross violation of our civil liberties. I’m glad the House has finally taken action to meaningfully rein in the government’s… Read more »

MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: The bulk collection of Americans' phone records that Edward Snowden exposed two years ago is dividing the Republican-led Congress. The issue has come to a head because the part of the USA Patriot Act used to carry out that bulk collection expires at the end of the month. The house will vote today to modify that provision by banning the massive collection of phone… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) applauded the Second Circuit’s unanimous ruling that the National Security Agency’s (NSA) bulk collection of phone records is illegal. The court found that the government’s interpretation of Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act to permit bulk collection of Americans’ phone records has been far beyond the scope of what the law… Read more »

In a bipartisan vote today, the House Judiciary Committee passed the USA FREEDOM Act, which would rein in the National Security Agency’s (NSA) domestic surveillance program and protect Americans’ privacy by creating greater transparency, oversight and accountability. Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) is an original cosponsor of the USA FREEDOM Act. After committee passage,… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) introduced bipartisan legislation today to help college students save money on textbooks by encouraging the use of low-cost or free digital course materials in higher education. “An often overlooked driver of the rising cost of college is textbooks and supplies. In addition to tackling tuition hikes and burdensome student loan debt, we must find… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today joined members of the House Judiciary Committee in cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to rein in the National Security Agency’s (NSA) domestic surveillance program and protect Americans’ privacy by creating greater transparency, oversight and accountability. “Like most of the American public, I remain outraged and deeply… Read more »

Dear Friend, On June 1, three of the most controversial provisions in the USA PATRIOT Act will expire. As we now know, the government has been interpreting Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act to enact far-reaching and invasive government surveillance programs that secretly obtain personal data from U.S. citizens, whether or not they are suspected of any illegal activity. Just last… Read more »

Government agencies should not be able to easily obtain and view Americans’ emails, photos and other personal data without a warrant. Unfortunately, the law that protects private information stored electronically from government searches dates back to 1986, when Congress passed the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) – long before the technologies that are ubiquitous… Read more »

Like most of the American public, I remain outraged and deeply troubled by reports of far-reaching and invasive government surveillance programs. As we now know, the government has interpreted Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act to secretly obtain personal data from U.S. citizens, whether or not they are suspected of any illegal activity. The post-9/11 world has certainly offered a new… Read more »

For technology-executive-turned-Rep. Suzan DelBene, technology isn't a separate issue – it's related to everything Congress does. “I think information technology and technology kind of permeates everything that we do," DelBene said. “When we look at industries and government, we see that technology has created incredible opportunities as well." DelBene is the… Read more »