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Chalk up a sharp political point in support for privacy legislation with actual teeth: In today's testimony in front of the House Energy & Commerce committee, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was asked about the outcomes of a string of legal actions against the company — most of which he claimed not to be aware of.
One which he at last said he could remember was Facebook's 2011 FTC consent decree — when the company settled over deceptive privacy practices by agreeing to make product changes opt-in and pledging to gain express consent from users to any changes going forward.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette raised the prospect that Congress might have to impose new rules on social media during a closely watched hearing Wednesday on Capitol Hill that featured Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg as the witness.
"We've been relying on self-regulation in your industry for the most part," DeGette, D-Denver, told Zuckerberg. "We're trying to explore what we can do to prevent further (data) breaches."
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), who is the ranking member of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, today joined Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY), full committee Vice Ranking Member Kathy Castor (D-FL) and Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) issued a joint statement today calling for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt to resign.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), ranking member of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, joined three fellow Democratic leaders on the Energy and Commerce Committee in sending a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Inspector General (IG) Arthur Elkins, Jr.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) and two other Energy and Commerce Democratic Leaders sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt today demanding answers about his troubling Washington, D.C. housing arrangement during a six-month period in 2017 in which he rented a room for $50 a night in a home co-owned by the wife of a top energy lobbyist.
Denver – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chief Deputy Whip, today said the Trump administration is trying to rig the 2020 Census by adding a new question on citizenship that would undermine civil rights, lead to cuts in funding for important federal programs and distort redistricting.
Denver – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) today called on Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to stop gutting regulations that preserve air quality and wasting taxpayer funds on needless expenditures.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) and several of her colleagues on the House Energy and Commerce Committee have introduced a bipartisan bill strengthening the role of poison control centers, which are key to addressing the effects of the nation's opioid epidemic.
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO), together with other senior members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today decried further evidence of excessive spending on travel by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt: His security detail has flown with him in first class at taxpayer expense.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) joined a group of Western lawmakers in sending a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke urging him to maintain the Bureau of Land Management 2016 Methane and Waste Prevention Rule and to listen to Westerners through public hearings and an extended comment period prior to any revision of the rule.
On February 12, 2018, the BLM announced a proposal to revise the Methane and Waste Prevention Rule ("methane rule"), which limits methane pollution from oil and gas operations on public lands.