House Democrats Convene Innovation Agenda 2.0 Roundtables

House Democrats began convening roundtables this week as part of their Innovation Agenda 2.0 initiative, led by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Communications Subcommittee ranking member Anna Eshoo, D-Calif. (see 1601260060). The initiative revives a decade-old set of policy goals and includes broadband deployment objectives. Colorado State University’s Energy Institute tweeted Tuesday that Eshoo and Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., are “hosting an Innovation Agenda 2.0 roundtable meeting” at the institute that day, releasing a photo of the lawmakers present at a roundtable. Meanwhile, IPC-Association Connecting Electronics Industries Vice President-Government Relations John Hasselmann tweeted Tuesday that he was joining Rep. Mike Honda, D-Calif., “for a roundtable discussion on the Innovation Agenda 2.0 & how the #government can support advanced #manufacturing.” In another tweet, Hasselmann released a photo of himself and Honda visiting Bay Area Circuits at a manufacturing facility in Fremont, California. IPC issued a news release calling it “part of a nationwide effort to educate policymakers about legislative and regulatory issues that affect the electronics manufacturing industry.” None of the three lawmakers issued news releases about the roundtables, and a Pelosi spokeswoman didn’t comment on any roundtable schedule.