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

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

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.