the Senate is supposed to vote at 10:30. And based on Senate time, we don't know if that means 10:30, 10:45, 11, whatever.

how to balance a free Internet--the ability to access free content and services for all users--with concerns raised about users' privacy

Senator Kerry has really been a leader on this type of legislation, looking at privacy concerns and has been working on a bill.

It seems that we have had very telling examples of agency capture in our recent history.

Instead of identifying specific consumer data privacy issues that companies and policymakers should address, the Green Paper focuses on recommendations that would help to create a policy framework that better addresses increasingly…

I think we've got to be very careful about the unintended consequences.

If we're going to add to your work load and at the same time do something that is going to minimize the amazing things we've done on the Internet, I just think we've got to make sure America buys into that agreement.

I think we've got a real problem here because what most Americans don't understand and frankly, what maybe, unfortunately, two Members of Congress don't understand is we have monetized the Internet with behavior marketing.

I have a feeling that, Mr. Leibowitz, that your budget is not going to grow enormously over the next decade.

The sky won't fall down on Internet commerce. It's going to continue.

I just think that we've got to go very carefully, make sure that we think about the unintended consequences.

How will we draw the line between what kind of behavioral marketing is fair and what kind of behavioral marketing invades privacy?

The Department was not satisfied with the response plans and would not issue permits until it became satisfied.

Few, if any, of the response plans, particularly for deep water drilling, were effective in addressing the issues.

We think this cap is a, obviously 20 years out of date.

to me, moving forward in Louisiana and on the Gulf, I think the single most important recommendation of your report is that we, in Congress, with the President, dedicate a significant portion of the fines related to this incident under the…

if the liability cap is too low and is not reflective of the real economic consequences, then the cost is not going to go away.

We recommend that there be a reexamination of what would be the appropriate level of, the appropriateness of having any cap.