'The Fourth Amendment Exists For A Reason': Harriet Hageman Slams Opposition To Data Privacy Bill

7 months ago

During remarks on the House floor, Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) spoke about data collection by government agencies.

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00:00 (inaudible)

00:04 Yes. So are we...

00:08 (inaudible)

00:11 There are a couple of points, Mr. Chairman, that I would like to make.

00:14 One is that I reject the notion that in order to beat China or other foreign adversaries,

00:20 we must become like they are.

00:23 If the real opposition to this bill is that it prevents the United States government

00:27 from becoming the same type of surveillance state that communist China is,

00:31 then I think that says everything that we need to know about those opposed to the bill.

00:35 And I challenge them to explain that position to their constituents.

00:39 I am a constitutional...

00:42 I believe absolutely in protecting our constitutional rights,

00:46 and I believe that it is important to understand the significance

00:50 of how these various federal agencies have been abusing this power

00:55 to surveil and persecute American citizens.

01:00 As part of the Committee on the Judiciary's investigation into the IRS's troubling visit

01:05 to the home of journalist Matt Taibbi,

01:08 on the very day that he testified before the Select Committee

01:11 on the Weaponization of the Federal Government,

01:14 we learned that the IRS collected personal data from data brokers

01:19 to use in its investigation of Mr. Taibbi.

01:23 For example, the IRS collected data from the data broker Anywho,

01:28 a people search website.

01:30 It is concerning enough that the IRS would take the extreme step

01:34 of visiting someone's home on the day he testified before Congress,

01:39 but the IRS also compiled its information from a data broker,

01:43 potentially accessing vast amounts of Taibbi's private information.

01:48 That is the nature of the abuse that these federal agencies are engaging in

01:53 in violating American civil rights.

01:56 The Fourth Amendment exists for a reason.

01:59 There is no exception to the Fourth Amendment requirement of getting a warrant.

02:05 It is my understanding that Mr. Turner, from Ohio,

02:09 would like to speak for 90 seconds on this bill,

02:13 and I will yield that amount of time to him,

02:15 and then I will finish with my closing.

'The Fourth Amendment Exists For A Reason': Harriet Hageman Slams Opposition To Data Privacy Bill

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