I want to applaud Senator Klobuchar for her leadership on the proposed bill.

We owe many of the cutting edge products and services we enjoy today to the Internet economy.

I intend to speak for a few moments as in morning business concerning the National Flood Insurance Program, which is set to expire tomorrow night at midnight, July 31, and which certainly this body will not allow to expire. We will…

Thank you for holding today's hearing, which provides Committee members the opportunity to explore important issues regarding the global Internet and digital communications issues.

We must walk the talk.

A popular misconception about the EU's General Data Protection Regulation is that it protects privacy. It does not.

Is it not for Americans either?

Just as Jefferson had to secure the sea lanes for trade in the 19th century, we must secure the information lanes for the free flow of data in the 21st.

Shouldn't the GDPR be part of our negotiation?

Was the GDPR a statute enacted by the European Parliament or was it written by a regulatory agency?

This underscores the importance of today's hearing in getting the policy right.

That's why the U.S. and our allies need to maintain our leadership to preserve and advance democratic principles.

We need to challenge them in court.

We didn't have a doctrine in 1963 until it happened, did we, Secretary Chertoff?

Mississippi is important to the digital future, just like Manhattan.

Internet data is an essential commodity for businesses to compete and grow in the global digital market.

California's GDPR-inspired legislation should be preempted federally for this very reason.

Congress is working to reinstate the Office of Cyber Coordinator at the State Department.