Edolphus Towns

When I walk the streets in my district and I listen to the people that are losing their homes, and then you look at these salaries, one would say, wait a minute, why don't we take these salaries and save a whole block.

I am proud to stand with President Obama, who included this in his jobs proposal because of the opportunity it offers to assist with deficit reduction, something that we all are concerned about.

Data theft still remains a very large burden for the American consumer that must be addressed by legislative action from this committee.

Unfortunately the discussion draft before us today falls short of the commitment needed to ensure that the personal information of hard working Americans are kept safe.

We should take swift action to pass it in this Congress.

When it comes to data security, prevention is the best medicine and certainly the cheapest.

Congress should pass the Data Accountability and Trust Act; H.R. 2221 from the 111th Congress.

We need a government that can partner with companies to make sure they do a better job protecting the information they demand of consumers.

The private sector can, and must, safeguard personal information.

I would like to hear from our witnesses whether and how both of their preferred outcomes can be achieved.

I am a strong supporter of President Obama's goal of improving the way this country uses its spectrum and freeing up more for mobile broadband and a national public safety network.