Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, some have argued that requiring HHS to report a data breach that is known to have resulted in a loss of personal identifiable information within 2 days is too burdensome for the Department. In fact, the administration opposes this legislation for ``paperwork requirements.'' I am frankly shocked that any Member of this body would put workload concerns of HHS ahead of their constituents' right to know if their data has been breached when many of our constituents are essentially being forced to shop through these exchanges. In addition, CMS has stated that States and other nonexchange entities are required to report data breaches to the Department within 1 hour to HHS. If HHS believes 1 hour is enough time to report, then they should certainly be able to tell our constituents within 2 days after knowing an individual's information was breached through an exchange. Our constituents deserve to know if their personal information has been breached. That is all the underlying bill requires. Our constituents have a right to know. They should have peace of mind, and we should be protecting them, the victims, not the bureaucracy. I urge my colleagues to support this commonsense, important bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I will vote for H.R. 3811 with significant reservations. There is no question that Americans must be quickly notified if their personal information on Healthcare.gov or a state exchange website is compromised.…”