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Washington, DC
Joined December 2009
Bloomberg Government retweeted
Technology lobbyists, executives, and artificial intelligence safety advocates are divided over President Donald Trump’s agreement with CEOs on safeguards for the technology. @BGOV news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…
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Bloomberg Government retweeted
This morning @ReporterCioffi has a new story taking a deep dive into how the somewhat obscure practice of franking — using taxpayer money to send unsolicited messages to constituents — has exploded in recent years. The White House got flack for his campaign-style ads funded by the government, but members of Congress do it too.
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Bloomberg Government retweeted
ICYMI last night: A DC federal appeals court granted an emergency request to bar Trump's name from being carved into the US Institute of Peace building. It's the latest ruling against Trump's efforts to reshape DC's buildings and landmarks. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law…
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Franking privileges, and questions about them, are literally as old as the republic. But such spending has surged in recent Congresses, the lines between informing constituents and taxpayer-funded campaign ads seems blurrier than ever. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) expects the chamber to take “decisive” bipartisan action to strengthen sexual harassment protections for congressional staff “as soon as we return,” he told reporters Wednesday. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…
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The Education and Treasury Departments have launched an online portal for student loan borrowers in default to bring their loans back into good standing as part of a broader effort to transfer education programming to Treasury. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…
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