Edolphus Towns: “Data theft still remains a very large burden for the American consumer that must be addressed by legislative action from…”

The private sector can, and must, safeguard personal information.

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.

When it comes to data security, prevention is the best medicine and certainly the cheapest.

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.