Cathy McMorris Rodgers: “We should be focused on addressing those instances without harming innovation--so bad actors who are intentionally…”

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you again for bringing the field hearing to eastern Washington, and to all who have testified.

I firmly believe that we must do what we can now to safeguard Americans' personal data while we work to advance privacy legislation.

Protecting Americans' data and addressing the serious national security threat posed by the CCP have been my top priorities all Congress.

I commend members of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, in particular Chairman Mike Gallagher and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi, for their partnership on this legislation to address the immediate threat that…