G. K. Butterfield

Children's health and well-being are paramount. I think we can all agree on that.

IRIS, as we all know, is the foundation of our public health and environmental policy and it should be reviewed periodically to ensure it is being carried out at peak performance.

Let me thank you, Mr. Chairman, for convening this very important hearing today and particularly we thank the witnesses for their testimony.

I believe to properly evaluate IRIS's performance, we must have absolute clarity on the function of IRIS.

I think our experience with COPPA shows the FTC can exercise this sort of authority carefully and deliberately.

It is very disappointing to me that the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Wilson) a few moments ago took North Carolina Governor Perdue's words completely out of context. Every day, Governor Perdue of North Carolina is urging this…

the expectations have been established and it has had a tremendous impact on the marketplace.

Am I correct that you are not required by the statute to determine whether changing the definition of personal information will unreasonably impede technological innovation?

if we hadn't instituted COPPA, you would see a very different marketplace.

The privacy of our children is paramount and is an issue where we can show strong bipartisan support.

the statute contains a broad definition of personal information.

I rise this morning to pay tribute to some great Americans. I want to join my colleague from Illinois (Mrs. Biggert) in recognizing the extraordinary life and work of Senator Charles Percy. He will certainly be missed. Also, I want to…

Let me first thank Congressman Doyle for yielding me time and certainly thank him for his leadership on this very important issue. Not only has he led on this issue, but he has led on the Energy and Commerce Committee for many years, and I…

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.

Thank you, Chairman Bono Mack. Thank you for holding today's hearing on the European Union's efforts to protect consumer data.

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

Despite the fact that we face persistent unemployment and slow economic growth, Republicans would rather waste time with debt ceiling disapproval resolutions and risk default again than come up with real answers to our most pressing…

Let me thank you, Congresswoman Christensen, for all of your work, not only here in the House of Representatives, but what you do for the Congressional Black Caucus all across America. What hasn't come out tonight is you are actually the…

And we have American workers ready to do the work if we can create the opportunities.

Mr. Cleaver, you brought up the subject of infrastructure in your remarks. That's a very important conversation that we've got to have in this country. You have served 8 years as mayor of a major city. Would you again speak to the…

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

It doesn't appear that I have any other speakers on this side. I think their attention might be directed in another direction today; so I am prepared to close. Again, Mr. Speaker, I want to thank all of the individuals, all of the Members…

I want to thank the gentleman from Montana for working with us in crafting this compromise, and I hope he is satisfied with the ATV component. He has worked very hard and his staff has worked very hard to bring it to our attention. Mr…

The clock is ticking, and we must act now on increasing our debt limit. The American people must understand that increasing the debt limit will enable us to meet obligations that have been incurred by Democratic and Republican Congresses…