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March 23, 2016
By JULLIAN HATTEM
The Hill
Rep. Ted Lieu wants the government to stop backing the Saudi-led coalition's brutal bombing of Yemeni civilians
March 17, 2016
By BEN NORTON
Salon
For almost a year, a Saudi-led coalition of Middle Eastern countries, backed and armed by the U.S. and U.K., has been bombing Yemen, the poorest country in the region. Saudi Arabia hopes to destroy Yemeni rebel groups such as the Houthis, and has bombed hospitals, homes, schools and even a refugee camp in the process.
March 17, 2016
By CORY BENNET
The Hill
The House Budget Committee late Wednesday voted down an amendment that would have funded the White House’s proposal for a $3 billion technology modernization initiative.
March 23, 2016
By DUSTIN VOLZ
Reuters
A Democratic and a Republican congressmen have asked the National Security Agency to halt a reported plan to share more raw intelligence data with other federal agencies, warning the policy shift would be “unconstitutional and dangerous,” according to a letter seen by Reuters.
April 2, 2016
Interview with Scott Simon
NPR - Transcript from Weekend Edition
https://www.dailydot.com/via/congress-encryption-act/
Encryption advocates and national security leaders let out a collective sigh of relief last month when the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice abruptly withdrew the legal motion against Apple over a locked iPhone. The hastily crafted lawsuit was a risky gambit to circumvent Congress and set a dangerous legal precedent with an 18th century law to compel U.S. technology companies to undermine their own digital security.
Congressman Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued a statement following the Department of Justice’s decision to withdraw its lawsuit against Apple to compel the technology company to create new firmware to undermine the iPhone’s built-in digital security. On February 23, Congressman Lieu sent a letter to FBI Director James Comey requesting that the FBI withdraw the lawsuit.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) sent a letter to NSA Director Admiral Michael S. Rogers regarding reports that NSA data may soon be used for domestic policing.
The full text of the letter can be found here.
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