. >> senator bloomenthol. >> thank you mr. chairman. i want to talk about privacy. mr. reed, your organization stated after the enforcement action four years ago, when the punishment rarely changes and fits the offense. the emerging tech companies will approach ftc enforcement as nothing more of the cost of doing business. you were commenting on the penalty against snap chat over security abuses as nothing more than the cost of doing business. apparently, the same was true of facebook as we have now learned from the recent revelations about cambridge analytica. aren't there models of privacy rules or enforcement that congress should impose? haven't we learned our lesson and shouldn't we begin, in fact, with the new european rules? the general data protection regulation? that everybody in europe is going to have to follow. why should americans be guaranteed less privacy than europeans? >> well, a couple of quick things. i think that comment from four years ago, boy, it made me sound smart. because it is still true today. i think one of the things congress can do, this co

she should have been recognized before senator bloomenthol. -- before senator blumenthal. >> you can blame it on me mr. chairman. >> okay. and so, senator you are now recognized. senator hassan: thank you chairman wicker and ranking member shots. i am having an afternoon where i would like to have roller skates so sitting still for a couple of minutes is a good thing. to all of the panelists, thank you very much for being here. it is excellent to hear from all of you about what the future holds for the mobile economy. jobs, new efficiencies. we really do hold great promise. and that is why i work with senator gardner and we are working with others who introduced the airways app and creating the safe pipeline for the resource the economy needs on. this will make major investments broad band promote inknow nation. the air waves act will ensure that the united states is prepared to engage in the global race. do you agree the additional spectrum is necessary for the mobile economy of the future? and if you do, do you agree the steps were necessary for the mobile economy to thrive and for