Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, the Internet has become an integral part of our daily lives at work and at home. Because of the Internet, the American people have access to services and information that were unheard of 5 or 10 years ago. Approval of this conference report is a step towards ensuring that American businesses and consumers are able to take the fullest advantage of the digital revolution by being able to contract as well as to communicate over the Internet. This legislation promotes the use of electronic signatures by providing a consistent and predictable national framework of rules governing the use of electronic signatures. It will provide consumers and companies doing business on the Internet legal certainty over electronic signatures until all 50 States pass their own legislation on the legality of electronic transactions under the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act. It is not an attempt to regulate electronic commerce. It merely declares the validity of electronically created contracts and records. But it retains individual choice and personal security.”