Don't Outsource NSA's Job to Telecom Firms, Rockefeller Warns in Farewell Address
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., said “when shareholders and the free market cannot -- or will not -- solve our problems, it is government’s responsibility to step in,” in his farewell address on the Senate floor Thursday. He…
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is retiring when this term ends. Rockefeller said an example is “when private companies decide there isn’t enough profit to provide Internet to rural areas.” Rockefeller helped create the E-rate program, which he said is a way “to give children a fair shot.” He also lamented “recent failures,” citing the Senate’s inability to take on National Security Agency overhaul legislation last month. Rockefeller called some overhaul “necessary” but also pointed out risks, citing his years on the Intelligence Committee: “We must not outsource our intelligence work to telecommunications firms governed by profits rather than a solemn oath to our Country’s security.”