BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : APRIL 24, 2000 ISSUE
GOVERNMENT The Digital Dozen A bipartisan bunch of the Hill's top tech-savvy lawmakers SEN. SPENCER ABRAHAM (R-MICH.) High-tech's favorite Republican senator; champion of hiking the number of visas for highly skilled workers REP. TOM DAVIS (R-VA.) His Northern Virginia district is in the midst of a dizzying tech boom; chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee REP. LLOYD DOGGETT (D-TEX.) Austin liberal; represents the growing Silicon Hills of central Texas; avid free-trader; emissary to the Democratic left REP. CAL DOOLEY (D-CALIF.) Co-chairman of New Democratic Coalition; evangelist for technology; crucial pro-tech vote-getter REP. DAVID DREIER (R-CALIF.) Chairman of the House Rules Committee; fierce free-trader and backer of normalized trade with China REP. ANNA ESHOO (D-CALIF.) Silicon Valley's congresswoman; leading voice on industry issues, from encryption to accounting procedures REP. BOB GOODLATTE (R-VA.) Everybody's favorite Hill technogeek; co-chair of Congressional Internet Caucus SEN. JOHN KERRY (D-MASS.) Newcomer to e-issues, but emerging as the Senate Democrats' most articulate advocate for tech SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R-ARIZ.) As chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, he's the single most powerful Hill player on high-tech matters; top recipient of industry campaign dollars REP. JIM MORAN (D-VA.) House Democrats' ''go-to guy'' on tech issues; a master at building bipartisan coalitions REP. ELLEN TAUSCHER (D-CALIF.) Former Wall Street investment banker; pro-business centrist; committed internationalist; effective voice for high-tech R&D REP. BILLY TAUZIN (R-LA.) Preeminent House player on telecom; opposes Internet taxes; possible next chairman of House Commerce Committee DATA: BUSINESS WEEK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					RELATED ITEMS Tech: The Virtual Third Party CHART: High Tech Discovers That Money Talks TABLE: The Digital Dozen TABLE: Whatever Techies Want High-Tech Hero, Rust-Belt Race Commentary: Breaks for High Tech: Pork Is Pork INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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