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The New York Times editorial page recently wrote about Rep. Eshoo's efforts on campaign finance reform and improving disclosure of political expenditures post-Citizens United:
Rep. Eshoo recently spoke with Rebecca Corral, a reporter for CBS Radio in San Francisco, about her legislation to implement Next Generation 9-1-1. An excerpt from the radio story is below:
Palo Alto Congresswoman Anna Eshoo has introduced legislation for a program that could one day allow a person to make a 911 call via text from your cell phone.
Rep. Eshoo recently spoke with Diana Samuels of the Palo Alto Daily News about her legislation to help implement next generation 9-1-1. An excerpt of the article is below:
Someday soon, a person whose house is being robbed will be able to text 911 for help while hiding inside a closet or send police dispatchers a cellphone video of the thief driving away.
T.W. Farnham of the Washington Post recently interviewed Rep. Eshoo about the importance of disclosing campaign activity by those who receive federal money. An excerpt of the article is below:
Rep. Eshoo, along with more than sixty House Members, recently sent a letter to President Obama expressing strong support for his Draft Executive Order to require companies receiving taxpayer dollars to disclose their political expenditures. An excerpt from the Santa Cruz Sentinel/Mercury News article written by Jason Hoppin is below:
The San Francisco Chronicle and Bloomberg recently covered Rep. Eshoo's call for an investigation in the hacking allegations by News Corp.
U.S. lawmakers pressed regulators to address whether consumers' phones are vulnerable to hackers and asked what federal agencies are doing to protect privacy amid allegations of hacking by a News Corp. newspaper.
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Paul Blumenthal of the Huffington Post recently interviewed Rep. Eshoo about her leadership in fighting for disclosure of campaign activity. Eshoo has been a leader in the House, and helped introduce the Shareholder Protection Act:
Rep. Eshoo recently spoke with Aaron Kinney of the San Mateo County Times about the ongoing negotiations on raising the debt ceiling and avoiding a national default.
Please see below for full text of the Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act.
CNN Money recently covered Rep. Eshoo's legislation, Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act, to provide consumers with information about the speed, reliability, coverage zones, pricing, and the technology of "4G" plans.