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How we should rethink tech policy in 2017

Jan 23, 2017 In The News
Axios
How we should rethink tech policy in 2017

Technologies are evolving at a record pace, straining outdated policies that simply have not kept up. Congress needs to take a fresh look at how we all connect by focusing on security, opportunity and access. Here are my proposals:

Issues:
Communications and Technology

Pruitt bad choice to Lead EPA

Dec 19, 2016 In The News
The Hill | By Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J)
Pruitt bad choice to Lead EPA

When Donald Trump won the presidency, I was under no illusion that he would be a champion of the environment. After all, during the campaign, Trump called global warming a “hoax.” And just this week, the president-elect said that “nobody really knows” if climate change is real.

Issues:
Environment and Energy

The FCC Must Act Now To Protect Our Privacy

Oct 5, 2016 In The News
Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. Represents New Jersey’s 6th Congressional district
The FCC Must Act Now To Protect Our Privacy
When it comes to the internet, the importance of privacy may be the one thing nearly all Americans agree on. Earlier this year, Pew Research found that nearly three-quarters of internet users want more control over who can get their information. Consumers don’t want their financial, medical and other personal information shared, at least not without their permission. Consumers’ concerns about privacy aren’t academic — they can have real consequences on our economy. Studies show that when consumers are concerned about their privacy, they limit their online economic and civic activities.
Issues:
Communications and Technology, Consumer Protection

The internet belongs to the world, not to Ted Cruz

Sep 21, 2016 In The News
Representative Frank Pallone, Senator Brian Schatz, Representative Anna Eshoo, Senator Chris Coons, Representative Mike Doyle, Representative Doris Matsui
The internet belongs to the world, not to Ted Cruz

Congressional Republicans have recently taken a new hostage in their never-ending stream of threats to shut down the government. This time, their target is the transfer of control of usually unseen clerical functions that keep the internet working. Somehow this arcane transition has become one of the major hurdles to funding the government. So how did we get here?

Issues:
Communications and Technology

Investing in 21st Century Energy Infrastructure

Apr 25, 2016 In The News
Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.)
Investing in 21st Century Energy Infrastructure
The energy sector is undergoing significant change. Some lawmakers would have you believe it’s the result of too much regulation, but that’s not the case. New technology, coupled with changes in markets, shifting consumer demand and improved efficiency, are all transforming the energy sector. It’s time Congress supports electric and gas infrastructure modernization efforts that will help further this transformation.
Issues:
Environment and Energy

Past time for MLB to ban smokeless tobacco

Apr 3, 2016 In The News
Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr.
Past time for MLB to ban smokeless tobacco
The first pitches of the new Major League Baseball season in Boston, Los Angeles and San Francisco mark the moment players there must abide by local laws that ban chewing tobacco use in ballparks. Similar restrictions in Chicago and New York will go into effect later this season. This is a first in the major leagues, and a welcome change, but it’s long past time to get chewing tobacco out of America’s pastime.
Issues:
Consumer Protection, Health

Bipartisan Partnership Produces a Health Bill That Passes the House

Jul 10, 2015 In The News
By Jennifer Steinhauer and Sabrina Tavernise, The New York Times
Bipartisan Partnership Produces a Health Bill That Passes the House

WASHINGTON — By the standards of the modern Congress, Representatives Fred Upton, Republican of Michigan, and Diana DeGette, Democrat of Colorado, have no business writing health care legislation together.

Issues:
Health

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