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Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)
1. It's a start...
Wed Jan 16, 2013, 01:29 AM
Jan 2013

I especially like this one something something about being tough on China. Seems someone name escapes me said Obama was soft on China.

H.R. 6029, the "Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012," which increases the maximum fines for stealing trade secrets with the intent to benefit foreign entities from $500,000 to $5 million for individuals and from $10 million to the greater of $10 million or three times the value of the stolen trade secret for organizations;

And this one because the environment needs all the help it can get

H.R. 6060, the "Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2012," which extends Department of the Interior's authority to spend up to $6 million annually through Fiscal Year 2019 for the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Implementation Program and the San Juan River Basin Program;

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