Category: Gina Raimondo

House Republicans Urge Senate to Delay Confirmation of Biden’s Commerce Pick Over Huawei

A group of House Republicans on Tuesday called on their fellow Senate colleagues to delay the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s pick for Commerce secretary, Gina Raimondo, until the president clarifies whether he backs keeping Huawei on a restricted trade list. Texas Rep. Michael McCaul, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led…


Biden’s Commerce Secretary Nominee Open to Some Section 230 Reforms

President Joe Biden’s pick for commerce secretary said on Tuesday that she is willing to work with Congress to amend a federal law that grants Big Tech companies protection from legal liability for users’ content. Gov. Gina Raimondo (D-R.I.), who has been tapped to lead the Commerce Department, was asked during her confirmation hearing about reforming…