Edolphus Towns: “I rise in support of the SPY Act, which would greatly improve the privacy of consumers' online computer use. A lot of…”

“I rise in support of the SPY Act, which would greatly improve the privacy of consumers' online computer use. A lot of hard work has been put into this legislation. First and foremost, I would like to commend the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Bono), the primary sponsor of the bill. Without her hard work, insight and persistence on this issue, we would not be here today. As the primary Democratic sponsor, I have been proud to work with her on this bill, and I salute her for all her efforts. I also want to commend the gentleman from Texas (Chairman Barton) for his strong commitment to this issue and leadership in getting our bill to the floor. I would like to thank the gentleman from Florida (Chairman Stearns), the gentleman from Michigan (Ranking Member Dingell), and the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ranking Member Schakowsky), who have all made substantial contributions. There is no debate that spyware is a serious problem, one that is growing and becoming more harmful every day.”