William Tauzin: “I rise in support of H.R. 3113, a bill which, for the first time, puts in place meaningful consumer protections against…”

“I rise in support of H.R. 3113, a bill which, for the first time, puts in place meaningful consumer protections against the receipt of spam or unsolicited commercial e-mail. It is important, first of all, to recognize this is a truly bipartisan effort, 100 percent of the way, 100 percent of the time. Back in November of last year, the gentlewoman from New Mexico (Mrs. Wilson), who I want to congratulate today, and as flowery a term as I can possibly imagine, she has done Herculean work to bring this to the floor. The gentleman from Texas (Mr. Green), like the gentlewoman from New Mexico, has worked so hard in putting together the final compromises. The gentleman from California (Gary Miller) who came to us earlier and asked for our consideration of his measure which has now played a significant role in the final version of this bill, along, of course, with the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Bliley), chairman, and the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Dingell), ranking member, of our committee, who have done such a good job to bring this to the floor today.”