This hearing transcript of the Committee on Small Business of the U.S. House of Representatives includes statements and submitted reports from the following witnesses: Rick Dube, a Senior Analyst and Editor with Webnoize, which focuses on the entertainment industry's relationship with the Internet; Tom Silverman, founder and CEO of Tommy Boy Records is testifying on behalf of the RIAA --- Recording Industry Association of America; Peter Harter, Vice President for Global Public Policy and Standards of Emusic.com, the Internet's leading retailer of licensed and authorized MP3 music files; And...
This hearing transcript of the Committee on Small Business of the U.S. House of Representatives includes statements and submitted reports from the fol...
This three-part report, ELECTION 2000: Uncounted Votes & Election Reform, covers a number of vital issues raised concerning the U.S. presidential election process. PART 1 is a statistical analysis originally issued by the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) on the factors that affected uncounted votes in the 2000 presidential election, including the limitations of certain types of voting equipment in rendering a complete and accurate vote count following the 2000 presidential election. PART 2 is a case study originally prepared for Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-CA) by the Special Investigations...
This three-part report, ELECTION 2000: Uncounted Votes & Election Reform, covers a number of vital issues raised concerning the U.S. presidential elec...
"Confidence in our election processes is of utmost importance. To help ensure confidence in the integrity of voting processes, the Voting Section plays an important role in addressing voting irregularities. By accurately recording and documenting its activities in as clear a manner as possible, the Voting Section contributes to assuring the public and Congress of the integrity of our voting processes and that allegations of voting irregularities have been addressed." -William O. Jenkins, Jr., Director Homeland Security and Justice Issues Election-day problems in Florida and elsewhere in...
"Confidence in our election processes is of utmost importance. To help ensure confidence in the integrity of voting processes, the Voting Section play...
"Open and accountable government is one of the bedrock principles of our democracy. Yet virtually since Inauguration Day, questions have been raised about the Bush Administration's commitment to this principle. News articles and reports by independent groups over the last four years have identified a growing series of instances where the Administration has sought to operate without public or congressional scrutiny. t]he Bush Administration has acted to restrict the amount of government information that is available." - Executive Summary, Secrecy in the Bush Administration Produced at the...
"Open and accountable government is one of the bedrock principles of our democracy. Yet virtually since Inauguration Day, questions have been raised a...
"We know more today.about how the Administration has mismanaged the contracts to reconstruct Iraq. And what we have learned shows that the problems are even worse than we thought. All.perspectives point to the same conclusion: Halliburton is gouging the taxpayer and the Bush Administration doesn't seem to care." -Statement of Rep. Henry A. Waxman, U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Government Reform REBUILDING IRAQ: U.S. Mismanagement in the Middle East discussed the oversight of the Development Fund for Iraq funds through the national budgetary process. Originally issued in late...
"We know more today.about how the Administration has mismanaged the contracts to reconstruct Iraq. And what we have learned shows that the problems ar...
