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House to debate amendment to curb government access to private data

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A new bipartisan effort to close intelligence agency backdoors and curb government access to private electronic data gained momentum today as the House prepares to debate an amendment sponsored by U.S. Reps. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Thomas Massie (R-Ky.)and a bipartisan group of lawmakers. The amendment, offered to the Fiscal Year 2015 Department of…

Representative Massie Introduces Amendments to Block Unauthorized U.S. Military Involvement in Syria and Egypt

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Representative Massie Introduces Amendments to Block Unauthorized U.S. Military Involvement in Syria and Egypt “The Constitution prohibits the President from unilaterally spending American taxpayer dollars on military operations without congressional approval” Representative Massie offered two amendments to the House Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 2397)…

Representative Massie Introduces Amendments to Block Unauthorized U.S. Military Involvement in Syria and Egypt

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Representative Massie Introduces Amendments to Block Unauthorized U.S. Military Involvement in Syria and Egypt “The Constitution prohibits the President from unilaterally spending American taxpayer dollars on military operations without congressional approval” Representative Massie offered two amendments to the House Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 2397)…

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