and i want to thank the panel, i know that if joe lieberman were here, he would say the hearing record will remain open for another 15 days, for the submission of questions, i will turn it over to you, and thank you for your leadership, and i want to thank the witnesses to date. >> i want to thank the ranking member, she has provided -- great leadership in this area, thinking into some of the issues that we have been facing. she has been so helpful in doing this. i have a few questions here -- his testimony suggests that this act will increase privacy protections. and that the bp of this -- this