On the recordDecember 6, 2011
In no way does this legislation in any way undercut the principal purpose of the Video Privacy Protection Act because the power rests with the consumer. {time} 1520 Basically, what this legislation does is it empowers consumers to do things in the 21st century with regard to their movie and television viewing, communications with their friends that they already have with music, they already have with news, they already have with books or magazine articles that they read; and we should have that kind of consistency in the law. The Video Protection Privacy Act remains strong, and its principal purposes remain there intact; and it has an opt-in requirement, an opt- in requirement that anyone who wants to avail themselves of this convenience has to give informed concept to do so. I urge my colleagues to support this very bipartisan legislation. It has strong support on both sides of the aisle. I have no further requests for time, and I reserve the balance of my time.
