Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I would like to begin by thanking Mr. Sensenbrenner and Ranking Member Conyers for introducing this important bipartisan legislation to extend privacy protections and help ensure that the flow of law enforcement information between the European Union and the United States continues unimpeded. In recent years, several broad and highly publicized leaks of classified U.S. intelligence information have eroded the global public's trust in the United States Government and our technology sector. As a result, both the Federal Government and U.S. businesses that operate overseas are facing growing challenges from proposals to limit the international flow of data. Our allies in Europe, in particular, are concerned that the European public will no longer support law enforcement cooperation with U.S. authorities if we do not enact legislation to restore their public's trust in U.S. privacy protections. Moreover, American businesses across all sectors face negative commercial consequences abroad as a result of the climate that has been created by the unauthorized disclosure of classified data. H.R. 1428, the Judicial Redress Act, can go a long way toward restoring our allies' faith in U.S. data privacy protections and helping facilitate agreements such as the Data Privacy and Protection Agreement that enhance international cooperation.…”