The House Modernization Committee held a hearing on rules about males sent by members of congress, two academics and a software testified at the hearing about how technology affected with members of congress communicate with their constituents. The share is authorized to convene a meeting and it is entitled bringing the standards to the 21st century and i recognize myself. Happy halloween. I am dressed as americas most maligned superhero, congressman able to fly across the country in six hours on Alaska Airlines we were wants to call it Franken Stein and how theyve haunted, and we some go with the unspooky title and like most that have fallen under the mandate with the work of the House Commission on congressional mailing standards is very inside baseball. To most people frank is a name or a hot dog and the members of congress, the congressional frank is how we respond to constituents and every time we respond to requests and we use the frank and it is no surprise that with the rise of
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The Digital World this morning as we grapple with the future of privacy in america. Plus, as Chris Christie raises money in florida this weekend, hes also trying to get his president ial ambitions back on track. This morning new allegations of strong arming by his administration from a new jersey mayor. Is the bridge scandal widening or is this politically motivated pilon . Well talk about it. Joining me here Andrea Mitchell niamalika henderson from the Washington Post, harold ford and newt gingrich. To all of you, isnt it significant that after all the hue and cry, after all these revelations by snowden, the president has in effect ended this debate by saying, these programs are going to stick around. I need them to keep the country safe, newt gingrich. Well, thats a very significant speech in the sense that heres a guy whose bias will be for civil libertarians but after five years of daily briefings in if the white house as said, you, you know, the world is really dangerous and we ne
Raises money in florida hes trying to get his president ial ambitions for 2016 back on track. This morning new allegations of strong arming by his administration from a new jersey mayor as the bridge scandal widening or is this pile on . Well talk about it. First to the round table joining me here, Andrea Mitchell and mallika and Newt Gingrich, to all of you, isnt it significant that after all the cry, after all these revelations by snowden, the president has in effect ended the debate by saying, these programs are going to stick around, i need them to keep the country safe, Newt Gingrich . Its a significant speech in the sense his bias would be for civil lib ter yins but daily briefings in the white house he said the world is really dangerous and we really need the tools to be safe. I think its very hard to imagine fundamental changes in the program against president obamas wishes. Yeah, i mean thats the question, reformers, are they going to say well challenge the programs and still