[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H858]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 SUPPORTING FEDERAL PRIVACY LEGISLATION

  (Ms. DelBENE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DelBENE. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of Federal 
privacy legislation.
  With every new app that is downloaded or website that is used, people 
run the risk of turning over their most sensitive personal data without 
even knowing it.
  Right now, consumers are left with virtually no rights or 
protections. We have seen the damage done by the Facebook Cambridge 
Analytica scandal, yet there has been zero action from Congress. This 
is unacceptable.
  I believe we can and must have a national data privacy law that gives 
consumers control over their data and that sets fair rules of the road 
for businesses to comply.
  I introduced H.R. 2013, the Information Privacy and Personal Data 
Protection Act, which would address both. I urge my colleagues to take 
up this issue to make it a priority and work with me in moving this 
legislation forward.

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