Mr. Speaker, 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…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding. Mr. Speaker, across the country, Republican-led legislatures are pushing and passing laws that will suppress minority and elderly voters in the coming election. Under the guise of ``eliminating voter…

Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Bishop F.C. Barnes, a great friend and distinguished American who has passed away at the age of 82. Fifty-two years ago, Bishop Barnes founded Red Budd Holy Church in Rocky Mount, North…

Well, what about if I subscribe to voice over IP service?

What is worse is that the top 50 Web sites directed at children placed substantially more tracking files on visitors' computers than general audience Web sites.

We are all weary of duplicative regulation. On the other hand, we don't want gaps in consumer protection.

Should those who provide dump pipes that sometimes carry innocuous documents and that sometimes carry sensitive documents also be subject to some minimum security requirements for the data that moves along those pipes?

Let me thank the two chairmen for holding today's joint hearing on Internet privacy.

I am deeply concerned that this committee is turning into the 'no regulation committee.'

Do you support data security or privacy legislation that could overlap with existing sector-specific regulation?

All calls for privacy legislation may be pointless if such legislation is limited to a select group of data collectors.