• Home
  • News
    • Politics & Government
    • Business & Economy
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
  • Sports
    • High School Sports
    • Radio Iowa Poll
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support Page
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters

Radio Iowa

Iowa's Radio News Network

You are here: Home / Politics / Govt / Boswell introduce bill on cellphone records

Boswell introduce bill on cellphone records

February 7, 2006 By admin

Iowa Congressman Leonard Boswell says he’ll soon introduce legislation to block the sale of cellphone records. Boswell says, “This bill would forbid the sale and transfer of cellular telephone records, and sets tough criminal penalties for violating phone user’s privacy. Although current prohibits fraud and identity theft using the internet illegally it does not specifically bar the sale of personal information obtained illegally or without the consent of cellphone users.”

Boswell, a democrat, says the cellphone information is available on-line. He says the electronic privacy information center says the cellphone information is available on at least 40 websites. Boswell says his bill is similar to one introduced by Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois.

On another topic, Boswell says he has some concerns about the budget President Bush is proposing, particularly cuts to Medicaid. Boswell says the cuts are a hit on the states, and he says the cuts also hit Medicare, cut benefits to veterans and education programs. Boswell says the education programs are important — and shouldn’t be cut. He says education is “our future” and our security and leadership for tomorrow and he can’t understand why we’d want to make cuts to education. Boswell says he hopes some of the cuts will be reversed as Congress goes through the budget.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Politics / Govt Tagged With: Democratic Party, Leonard Boswell

Featured Stories

Exhibit features lesser known works of Grant Wood

Testing finds 21 new CWD cases in deer

It may become a crime in Iowa to use fake urine in workplace drug tests

February trending 18 degrees below average temperature

Iowa House Education Committee votes to end tenure at UI, ISU, UNI

TwitterFacebook
Tweets by RadioIowa

Iowa’s Jack Nunge lost for the season

Key stretch begins for #9 Iowa

Drake’s Roman Penn lost for the season

Drake’s DeVries named to Naismith watch list

State wrestling opens with limited attendance

More Sports

eNews and Updates

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Archives

Copyright © 2021 ยท Learfield News & Ag, LLC