"I want to thank our ranking member, the staff that worked so hard on all of this, thank you, and especially our witnesses for your participation today in this very first hearing of the session dealing with this issue of data privacy which is clearly going to go forward."
"According to a recent SAS survey, over 80 percent of U.S. adults were not very confident in the security of personal information held by social media, retail, and travel companies."
"Consumer protection is my passion, and what first drew me to public life."
"Under my leadership, this subcommittee will be extremely active and push companies and the administration to put consumers first."
"Without a comprehensive, Federal privacy law the burden has fallen completely on consumers to protect themselves and this has to end."
"I wanted to refer to a bill, H.R. 1143, that Representative Eshoo sponsors."
"We saw a woman who was inconsolable in a cage. And she was crying because she came in with her 7-year-old granddaughter."
"I really think that what we are talking about is state-sponsored child abuse, and I would go as far as to say kidnapping of children."
"My constituents--I was hearing from parents, regardless of party, who were so, and are so, upset at this child separation."
"Unfortunately, this administration is attempting to weaken vehicle fuel."
"Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman, after 6 long years, having a hearing directly on global warming, on climate change."