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Add Florida Democratic Senator Bill Nelson to the growing list of lawmakers who recognize that America’s corporate tax system isn’t helping to create American jobs. In a speech Wednesday night, Senator Nelson laid out his thinking: “Our corporate tax is too high and too complex, and it stifles competition. In fact, the United States has the highest statutory corporate income tax rate in the developed [...]
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Today is the 15th anniversary of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA). As trade experts gathered in Geneva to mark that milestone and look ahead to the future of the pact, ITI had the opportunity to ask U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk for his views of the ITA and what may lie ahead. Mr. Ambassador, first thank you for taking time to share your views on the Information Technology Agreement [...]
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Last night, the White House issued its Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) on H.R. 3523, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, commonly called CISPA. Unfortunately, the SAP does not reflect the changes that the bill’s authors – Republican Representative Mike Rogers of Michigan and Democratic Representative Dutch Ruppersberger of Maryland – had agreed to include after long and productive [...]
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There is a last-minute effort to derail the bipartisan Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) by playing on people’s fears and stretching facts to the point of breaking. The latest example comes from a blast email from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) urging people to call House members in opposition to the bipartisan cybersecurity bill. This is from EFF’s suggested script [...]
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Cybersecurity is taking center stage on Capitol Hill. There are several bills expected to move through committee in the House this week, and there will continue to be a lot of attention paid to the idea of an enhanced cybersecurity threat information sharing system. ITI is firmly behind a strengthened information sharing defense that protects people’s security while it also safeguards privacy. [...]