On the recordJuly 25, 2012
Mr. Chairman, this amendment is not designed to pave the way for any specific regulation. It is intended generally to prevent the delay in issuing regulations that will protect the privacy of our citizens. Privacy considerations should be at the forefront of our concerns, not treated as secondary inconvenience. Whether or not a specific issue is one ripe for regulation is properly considered as part of the regulatory process, which carefully considers all interests. To delay privacy regulations, as this bill would do, is to short- circuit the appropriately careful issuance of regulations needed to keep the personal behavior and personal information of our citizens safe from unwanted surveillance or exploitation. I yield back the balance of my time.
