Roger Wicker

Is it not for Americans either?

Thank you for holding today's hearing, which provides Committee members the opportunity to explore important issues regarding the global Internet and digital communications issues.

Shouldn't the GDPR be part of our negotiation?

This underscores the importance of today's hearing in getting the policy right.

We have to secure the information lanes for the free flow of data today.

I want to applaud Senator Klobuchar for her leadership on the proposed bill.

Just as Jefferson had to secure the sea lanes for trade in the 19th century, we must secure the information lanes for the free flow of data in the 21st.

Mississippi is important to the digital future, just like Manhattan.

California's GDPR-inspired legislation should be preempted federally for this very reason.

Congress is working to reinstate the Office of Cyber Coordinator at the State Department.

We need to challenge them in court.

Unfortunately, our leadership is being jeopardized by this Administration.

We owe many of the cutting edge products and services we enjoy today to the Internet economy.

Internet data is an essential commodity for businesses to compete and grow in the global digital market.

Was the GDPR a statute enacted by the European Parliament or was it written by a regulatory agency?

Your position is it's not good for Europeans?

A popular misconception about the EU's General Data Protection Regulation is that it protects privacy. It does not.

The United States cannot afford to be missing from important international forums on ICT issues.

We must walk the talk.

Let's talk about Gulf Coast rail.

And that will be submitted for the record without objection.

Thank you very much.

We are behind in 5G.

We can still win, but we have to act.

With regard to our SPECTRUM NOW Act, which we still don't have any testimony on, it's intended to make spectrum available by providing support for users to research new and innovative ways to increase spectrum efficiency.