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Wyden, Cloud Secure Major Privacy Victory as ATF Cancels Warrantless Location Data Contract

Following Bipartisan Oversight, ATF Drops Controversial Commercial Phone-Tracking Tool; Commits to Reviewing All Contracts for Illegal Location Data Washington, D.C. —U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and U.S. Representative Michael Cloud, R-Texas, today announced that the Bureau of Alcohol, […]

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Blumenthal & Merkley Lead Colleagues in Push to End CFTC Assault on State Prediction Markets Oversight

“Through engaging in this campaign of litigation and intimidation, the CFTC risks becoming an instrument and enabler of online prediction markets’ efforts to bypass states’ consumer protections and oversight, creating a race-to-the-bottom in gambling.” WASHINGTON, […]

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Foster, Merkley Introduce Bicameral Investor Choice Act

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL-11) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the Investor Choice Act, legislation to prohibit pre-dispute mandatory, or “forced,” arbitration agreements and preserve customers’ ability to bring or join class […]

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Murray, DeLauro, Scott Reintroduce Bicameral Legislation to Combat Wage Theft, Strengthen Workers’ Rights

The Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act would put money back in workers’ pockets by protecting their right to fair pay, strengthening accountability for violations, and improving recovery of stolen wages One report estimates […]

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Cantwell, Colleagues Demand USPS Abandon Proposed Rule to Carry Out President Trump’s Illegal Executive Order Restricting Vote by Mail

This week, Cantwell delivered a speech on the Senate floor calling out the Trump Administration’s war on mail-in voting WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, […]