Albert Russell Wynn: “I am also delighted to join my colleagues in supporting the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act. Let me commend the gentleman…”

“I am also delighted to join my colleagues in supporting the Do-Not-Call Implementation Act. Let me commend the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Stearns), our subcommittee chairman, as well as our newest and quite-generous-with-her-flattery new subcommittee ranking member, the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky), for her leadership on this bill. As we debate great global and national issues, this may not seem to be such a big deal. On the other hand, if you have worked hard all day, fought through traffic to get home to be with your wife and family to sit down to a simple dinner and you get a phone call from someone from Acme advertising something that you really do not want, this is a very big deal. It is something that Congress can and, I am pleased to say, is taking care of. We are doing something about this, the annoyance of unwanted solicitations. I get lots of complaints about it. I think it is a great idea that we are addressing this issue. As an elected official, I am not usually home at dinnertime; I am usually here in Washington or out in the district at some event. But when I go home, when I am home on those rare occasions and I am trying to have dinner and I get a call, I get quite annoyed. So I know how folks feel. But it is also people who work at home who are trying to conduct their own business who are interrupted. It is also seniors who are at home and are maybe anxious or nervous or sitting alone.”