Thank you so much for having Mrs. Holy--Holly Petraeus come to Hawaii.

I must say that in its first year, the CFPB, the Bureau, has made great, great strides in educating, empowering, and also protecting our consumers in the financial marketplace.

Mr. President, I would like to announce that the Committee on Indian Affairs will meet during the session of the Senate on September 13, 2012, in room SD-628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, at 2:15 p.m., to conduct a business…

Mr. President, I would like to announce that the Committee on Indian Affairs will meet during the session of the Senate on September 14, 2012, in room SD-628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing on the…

Mr. President, today I wish to urge my colleagues to allow an up-or-down vote on the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, S. 3414, and to support my amendment to further strengthen the privacy safeguards in this important legislation. National…

By many experts' accounts, this decision rendered the Act toothless, and scholars across the political spectrum have called for Congress to amend the Privacy Act to fix this decision.

One of our enduring rights in this country is that we are innocent until proven guilty. We need to hold onto that bedrock principle.

I think that enhancing litigation over individual Privacy Act violations would actually be a diversion of resources.

I think it is important to look closely at these issues and make any changes that are needed to protect our national security and employee safety.

I think that the Senate should promptly confirm the five nominees for the Federal Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.

My last question. Mr. Wilshusen, you testified that the Privacy Act is ineffective in informing the public about privacy practices and policies.