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Hurd: FBI should clarify why Apple's help is necessary
By AISHA CHOWDHRY
Feb 26, 2016
Federal Computer Week
One of the leading voices of cybersecurity on Capitol Hill, Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) said he is concerned that FBI officials have not provided clarity on what exactly they need from Apple when it comes to the evolving debate of getting into the San Bernardino, Calif., shooter's iPhone.
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“Today, I voted against the so-called ‘Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreation Enhancement (SHARE) Act.’ Unfortunately, the bill passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 242 to 161, despite strong opposition from President Obama and dozens of environmental and animal welfare organizations.
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WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding Apple’s Motion to Vacate. This is the latest development in Apple’s standoff with the Department of Justice.
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WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding the court order in the case of Morgan Hill Concerned Parents Association v. California Department of Education.
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WASHINGTON – Today, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs unanimously passed two bills authored by Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles): H.R. 3484, the “Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2016” and H.R. 4334, the "Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Construction Authorization Act."
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WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) introduced the “No Money Bail Act of 2016,” a bail reform bill that seeks to eliminate the use of money bail because no one should be held in jail solely because of the inability to pay bail.
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WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) sent a letter to FBI Director James Comey regarding the government's Motion to Compel that would require Apple Inc. to create software it does not have in order to weaken its smartphone encryption system.
The full text of the letter can be found here.
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CONGRESSMAN TED W. LIEU INTRODUCES THE “NO MONEY BAIL ACT OF 2016”
Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman, Brenda Lawrence, Ruben Gallego to co-host press conference as legislation original co-sponsors
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Congressman Ted Lieu (D|CA-33), Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D|NJ-12),
Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence (D|MI-14), Congressman Ruben Gallego (D|AZ-7)