Barbara Boxer: “I rise in favor of the Feinstein-Boxer amendment, and I note that there are a number of others on that amendment as…”

“I rise in favor of the Feinstein-Boxer amendment, and I note that there are a number of others on that amendment as well. I hope colleagues will realize this amendment will make this bill better, will make this bill stronger, and I am going to take a few minutes to explain why in as simple a way as I can. I stand here very proud that my State treasures privacy and they acted on that value. After years of struggle, California put into law the most tough financial privacy standard in the Nation. Others can say oh, that is not true, and they can quibble, but the facts are the facts. Every consumer group that you ask, any group that is objective on the subject, will tell you that our law is the best and is far better--certainly than the House bill, and better than the bill that is before us today. I do want to compliment my friend. You have made some good advances here. I will talk about that in my statement. But we can do better, and I offer this amendment with Senator Feinstein in a very friendly way, in the hopes that maybe we can make this better.”