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Rick Boucher To Chair House Internet Committee

Posted by kdawson on from the friend-in-a-high-place dept.

Misch writes "Representative Rick Boucher (D-VA) will be taking the chair of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. Rep. Boucher has been an advocate for consumers rights, is a co-founder of the Congressional Internet Caucus, and has participated in a Slashdot Interview. He was instrumental in defeating key escrow, back in the day."

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  1. Good for Internet and Environment by stomv · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Boucher is great for this post, and I'm thrilled that he'll be there. I'm also thrilled that he'll be giving up leadership of the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. Boucher is a coal guy from a coal region of southwestern Virginia. He was weak on energy and environmental standards relative to the Democratic caucus.

    So, this is good for Net Neutrality and other Internet issues.
    It's also good for climate change and other environmental issues.

    P.S. Like Boucher? Click on my sig link and send him some bucks!

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