During A Trip To Iraq Last Fall,

Mr. Speaker, Democracy Works Best When The American Electorate Is Engaged And Informed.

Taxpayers Should Not Be Coerced Into Giving Up Their Privacy Rights Just To File Their Taxes.

The American People Expect More From Congress. They Expect Fiscal Responsibility And Common Sense. They Expect Us To Return To The Pay-as-you-go Budget Rules That We Had Enacted In The Past That Helped Us Establish A Surplus, However Briefly.

Social Security, Bank Account, And Credit Card Numbers Aren't Just Data. In The Wrong Hands They Can Wipe Out Someone's Life Savings, Wreck Their Credit And Cause Financial Ruin.

As Part Of My Efforts To Fight Identity Theft, I Worked With My Colleagues On The Financial Services Committee To Strengthen Consumer Protection With A Reasonable Notification Requirement.