Ep. 10: Is Congress Unqualified to Tackle Tech Issues?

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Ep. 10: Is Congress Unqualified to Tackle Tech Issues?

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By CQ Staff

Posted May 31, 2016 at 3:43pm

Congress is wrestling with a slew of tech issues from encryption to email privacy. Are lawmakers out of their league? CQ Roll Call’s Managing Editor Adriel Bettelheim and reporters Alisha Green and Ryan Lucas discuss.

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