Mike Rogers Received Nearly $100K from Telecom Industry While Advocating for Data Sharing Legislation
Michigan Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Rogers has received nearly $100,000 in campaign contributions from the telecommunications industry during his time in Congress and his current Senate bid. These contributions came from key players such as AT&T, Verizon, and CTIA, a wireless communications trade association. The financial support coincided with Rogers' legislative efforts to deepen government data sharing and his opposition to net neutrality regulations. Specifically, Rogers introduced the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), which would have allowed telecom companies to share private user data with federal agencies like the National Security Agency without judicial oversight. Civil liberties groups and consumer rights advocates opposed CISPA due to concerns about privacy and the potential for warrantless surveillance. Rogers also co-sponsored resolutions aimed at preventing the Federal Communications Commission from regulating the broadband industry, which could have curtailed ... 
