Political Quotes

“This bill should pass out of this House with the same kind of margins that it passed out of two previous Congresses, and I would urge my colleagues to vote for this bill once again. This bill needs to become law. This bill protects the American consumer. This bill protects the American economy. This is a good bill. It needs to become law. None of the practices outlawed by section 2 of the bill are 'legitimate.' As for section 3's consumer notice, consent, identification, and easy disabling requirements, legitimate business practices are exempted by the exceptions in section 3(b)(2) and the limitations in section 5 of the SPY Act. The committee added new rule-making authority to exempt a broad class of entities operating Internet Web sites that collect information if the FTC finds that their notice to consumers is adequate. Mr. Speaker, we have corrected the bill, made minor tweaking improvements on the bill, and I urge my colleagues to support this bill.”