G. K. Butterfield actually said...

I ask unanimous consent that it be included in the record.

But because those who oppose privacy legislation have touted it as their rationale for opposition, I want to summarize what we know.

If we don't adopt privacy regulation like the European Union, then in a sense we are shut out of their market.

Our purpose was to relieve unfair and costly burdens imposed on American businesses, while still maintaining critically important consumer s...