Political Quotes

“Spam is not just a nuisance anymore. Over half of the e-mail sent today is spam. Unsolicited e-mail, such as advertisements, solicitations, or chain letters is the junk mail of the Information Age. At best these unwanted messages burden consumers by slowing down their e-mail connections. At worst these messages bombard American families with unsolicited, sexually explicit materials and fraudulent information. It is time to can spam. The bill before us makes it a criminal offense to send a commercial e-mail that falsifies the sender's identity. In addition, the House amendments which have been incorporated into this bill strengthen the provisions that punish spammers for failing to place warning labels on sexually explicit materials. This bill makes the necessary changes to the Senate's 'can spam act' to establish clear, uniform guidelines for those who send commercial e-mail and to criminalize fraudulent conduct.”