Edolphus Towns: “Lady Lyda is very proud of her family and their accomplishments.”

Unfortunately the discussion draft before us today falls short of the commitment needed to ensure that the personal information of hard working Americans are kept safe.

When I walk the streets in my district and I listen to the people that are losing their homes, and then you look at these salaries, one would say, wait a minute, why don't we take these salaries and save a whole block.

I am proud to stand with President Obama, who included this in his jobs proposal because of the opportunity it offers to assist with deficit reduction, something that we all are concerned about.

I would like to hear from our witnesses whether and how both of their preferred outcomes can be achieved.