Dean Heller

I do have a son graduating with his engineering degree this fall. Thank goodness we are finally getting him out of school.

I am one of the original cosponsors of the I-Squared proposal by Senator Hatch and also a member of the Senate Republican High-Tech Task Force.

I share your concern about the outsized and growing role of the consumer credit reporting industry.

What keeps the agency from sharing this information with other government agencies?

Credit is a critical issue for the nation because it fuels the economy.

So there's a credit repair industry out there.

What can we do more to let consumers know that they have access to this kind of information?

We simply cannot have economic growth without lines of credit being issued.

It's also my understanding that the CFPB collects all this consumer data and assigns a unique number to that file.

I can't think of two more important issues facing us.

I'm pleased to have worked with Senator Reid to find a balance between development and conservation that will create jobs in Lyon County and beyond.

This legislation was developed in order to resolve outstanding wilderness study areas in Humboldt County.

I think we can all agree that money is better spent on protecting habitat on the ground than sitting in special accounts at the BLM.

Just to follow up, would you agree that my name, what I bought, my address, and other very identifiable pieces of information are collected elsewhere on the Internet?

I know this issue is important to you, and obviously, it is important to all of us up here as we are asking these questions.

People don't know. People just don't know. And I think if they knew, they might care.

Are there online advertising companies that do collect and use such information about their users?

Clearly, industry is understanding, boy, it is time to get this information out there because more people are becoming concerned.

After today's vote, I guess, on the Senate floor, I am also going to be taxed. But that is a different discussion for another time.

As Senator Heller has already pointed out, something has to pay for all the wonderful free sites and services we enjoy today, and that is advertising and data.

The question really being discussed here is not whether tracking is happening, because it is.

I think that a result on this issue by the private sector is the most appropriate way to go.

I appreciate this hearing today to understand where the private sector is on voluntary Do-Not-Track agreements.

I believe the goal here is consumer education and choice, but it should be from the private sector.

The people of Nevada deserve to be safe in their own backyards.