Michael Burgess: “I want to read from a couple of the lines from this op- ed. The Senator states here: ``Privacy is also a cornerstone of…”

“I want to read from a couple of the lines from this op- ed. The Senator states here: ``Privacy is also a cornerstone of consumer protection, with Federal enforcement agencies striking an appropriate balance between innovation and security in their regulations. But just as a flawed line of code can render a new firewall program useless, the new privacy rules that were rushed through in the waning days of the Obama administration risk crashing our longstanding privacy-protection regime.'' Continuing to quote here: ``For two decades, the Federal Trade Commission has been America's sole online privacy regulator. Under the FTC's watch, our internet and data economy has been the envy of the world. The agency's evidence-based approach calibrates privacy and data-security requirements to the sensitivity of information collected, used or shared online, and applies protections in a consistent and evenhanded way across business sectors. Consumer behavior demonstrates the success of the FTC's regulatory approach: Each day people spend more time engaging in online activities.'' Now, continuing to quote here: ``The FCC's overreach is a dangerous deviation from successful regulation and commonsense industry practices. But don't take my word for it.…”