Edolphus Towns: “I mean, if they see something like that, my observation is, from a distance, they have been very aggressive about that.”

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.

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

The Honorable Edolphus Towns, a Member of Congress from the State of New York, Opening Statement

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.