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This blog was originally posted on the DESSC website. With the Paul Ryan announcement this weekend, the partisan messaging on energy policy ratcheted up further. To recall what 2013 should be about on energy policy, I spent lunch glancing again at two recent documents: Senator Murkowski’s June 5th speech at GWU, and an ITIF report also from June. The Senator notesthat our fundamental goals should [...]
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With the “Romney Bunch” Veepstakes now officially over, and Governor Romney’s political dance card full with the selection of Congressman Paul Ryan, the 2012 presidential campaign can now proceed in full swing. But first, some observations on the selection of Paul Ryan, and what it represents for the U.S. high tech industry and the U.S. economy generally. As my colleague, Nilmini Rubin, previously [...]
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Ever since Governor Mitt Romney established himself as the presumptive Republican nominee for president, the water cooler chatter among the political junkie set has been focused on who will be on the ticket as the Republicans’ vice presidential nominee. Being both political and technology junkies here at TechElect, we wanted to do more than just engage in “Veepstakes” speculation and forecasting. [...]
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The final candidate on our Veepstakes shortlist is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota, John Thune. Senator Thune began his career as a legislative aide to the late Senator James Abdnor, who served as South Dakota’s Senator from 1981 till 1987. Abdnor was defeated by Tom Daschle in 1986, and Thune subsequently took up a post in President Reagan’s Small Business Administration before returning [...]
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The next candidate in our Veepstakes series is Garden State Governor, Chris Christie. Governor Christie began his career as a lawyer in New Jersey, before his appointment as New Jersey’s Attorney General in 2001. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Christie defeated incumbent John Corzine 48.5 percent to 44.9 percent. The tech community is a keen supporter of a lower corporate tax rate, investment [...]
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Next up in our Veepstakes series, we look at Kelly Ayotte, the freshman Senator from New Hampshire. Senator Ayotte began her career clerking for a Justice in New Hampshire’s Supreme Court. She then served in several posts in the state’s Attorney General’s Office, where she was ultimately appointed Attorney General in 2004. She was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010, winning more than 60 percent [...]
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We continue our series examining the potential picks for a Republican vice presidential running-mate with a look at Paul Ryan. Representative Ryan was first elected in 1998 to represent Wisconsin’s First District in the U.S. House of Representatives, and he currently serves as the Chairman of the House Budget Committee. Ryan is a well-known policy wonk and is the House Republicans’ point person on [...]
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Continuing our focus on possible running mates for Governor Romney, we look at Governor Bob McDonnell of Virginia and analyze where he stands on tech issues. Bob McDonnell was elected as Virginia’s governor in November 2009, after serving seven terms in Virginia’s House of Delegates, and four years as the state’s Attorney General. Governor McDonnell recognized that incentivizing innovation is crucial, [...]
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Critics of a competitive market-based or territorial tax system are latching onto a study out today by NerdWallet -- a personal finance website that features recommendations on things like credit card rates and gas prices -- as the latest “evidence” that corporate tax reform really isn’t necessary. The study claims that ten of America’s top economic champions -- including Apple, IBM, and Microsoft [...]
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In this segment of Veepstakes, we take a look at the Governor from Louisiana, Bobby Jindal. Governor Jindal is seen by many political experts as a future presidential nominee for the Republican Party, and is widely believed to be on Mitt Romney’s shortlist for running mate. Despite being only 41 years old, he has worked in the George W. Bush Administration as an advisor to the Secretary of Health [...]
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