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US Senate & House Create YouTube Channels

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the can't-wait-for-them-to-do-something-that-matters dept.

eldavojohn writes "Following an election in which online videos played an important role, the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate have opened YouTube channels (or 'hubs') advertised to be a 'backstage pass to your government.' Ideally this will bring transparency to citizens and inform them of their senators' & representatives' positions and ideas."

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  1. Re:Something wrong with hosting it themselves? by Shakrai · · Score: 0, Troll

    Having it hosted on YouTube doesn't cost the taxpayer anything for hosting and distribution, whereas hosting it on a .gov server would have a cost to the taxpayer.

    So the IRS is gonna put all their forms up on Google Docs instead of hosting them in-house soon, right?

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