David Schweikert: “I thank Chairman Smith for yielding, and to all my friends, I miss all of you, but are we having that sense of deja vu…”

“I thank Chairman Smith for yielding, and to all my friends, I miss all of you, but are we having that sense of deja vu all over again? Have you ever started listening to a debate and you are starting to think: Are we discussing two completely separate pieces of legislation here? Mr. Chair, this isn't that complicated. So far, I have got to tell you, this debate--and this is going to be a little harsh--has been absolutely intellectually vacuous because we are not saying things that are true. Let's try one more time--no, Madam Ranking Member, you are not. So let's try it one more time. What does the piece of legislation do? It is public policy made by public data, public data by public policy. Why is that so terrifying to the left? This concept of, well, there's personal medical records used for part of this--there are. That is why this White House, 3 or 4 years ago, did a series of memos instructing how to do the deidentification of personal data. If you really object to that, then I am sure you are going to stand up and start saying that the FDA, the CFPB, all the others that get personal data, you don't want them to touch that either. Come on, a little intellectual consistency here, let's try it.…”