...Reps. Steven C. LaTourette, of Madison, and Deborah Pryce, of Upper Arlington, say legislation they helped draft that recently was approved by the House Financial Services Committee would aid consumers when companies such as data-collection giant ChoicePoint or DSW Shoe Warehouse lose or have stolen information about thousands of customers.
They're backed by industry lobbyists, who say a uniform national standard is needed to guide how businesses must notify consumers when such data breaches occur, but not one that assumes every incident means all those affected will then fall victim to identity theft...
... But consumer advocates say they prefer a bill passed last week by the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
That proposal puts the onus on companies to show why they shouldn't have to warn consumers about most data breaches, while the financial-services proposal gives businesses much more leeway to decide to withhold that information, advocates say....
..."I think it is important that we pass a federal law this year," Pryce said. "We need to look at both bills on notification. The notification trigger is lower (in the Energy and Commerce bill), but you also have to consider if you want people notified if they are not in particular risk."
Pryce clearly doesn't get it. Obviously, she has never had her identity stolen and she clearly has no compassion for someone who has. She supports a bill put together by lobbyists, which means she favors businesses over consumers. If a person has had the security of their accounts breached, he/she would want to be notified immediately. Call Deborah Pryce and Steven LaTourette and tell them they are wrong and they should support the House Energy and Commerce Committe identity theft bill.
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....AND.... According to U.S. Newswire: How Deborah Pryce favored oil companies over consumers---
The voting records of four Republican members of Congress in support of energy and big oil company profits come under fire this week when MoveOn.org Political Action unveils the first in a series of television ads that will run through June. MoveOn will spend about $1.3 million showing these Republicans caught "red handed."
MoveOn.org Political Action plans to hold a telepress conference on Monday, April 3 at 1 p.m. EST for national reporters to launch the ad campaign.
The inaugural ad campaign will target Representatives Chris Chocola (IN-2), Thelma Drake (VA-2), Nancy Johnson (CT-5) and Deborah Pryce (OH-15) for taking money from oil and energy companies and then supporting laws that give away billions to these companies while ordinary Americans pay more at the pump.
These Representatives voted in favor of the oil industry and against a measure that would have provided the U.S. Department of Justice authority to prosecute oil companies engaged in price gouging. The measure would have imposed fines of up to $100 million on those companies found guilty....
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Republican Rep. Bob Ney's campaign has clearly been hurt by his association with convicted lobbyist, Jack Abramoff. Ney (OH-18), who was known as a sushi-holic, is not even involved in a full-scale campaign for the primary. The Columbus Dispatch has the Ney story.