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36 1 2 billion for disaster aid. It covers recent hurricane response, wildfires, and Flood Insurance funding. The final vote is expected this afternoon. The senate may already consider a resolution to disapprove of a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule on arbitration. Now live to the floor of the u. S. Senate. The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal spirit, who is enthroned on high, thank you for the happiness we receive because of fellowship with you. Keep us grateful for your s...

[inaudible conversations] good morning now the executive session is complete data reaches not a new issue weve been focused on the consumer that was before i was elected to the senate. The breach is what many would consider to be the high profile breach with a number of investigations from the federal and state authorities. This was originally created by equifax so in terms of the trajectory the major did reach you could say we could come full circle. Congress paid close attention to the dative breach to strengthen Data Security requirements as well as those to affect companies to notify a the...

Chair good morning, now that our executive session is complete we turn to the issue of data breaches. This is not a new issue. The committee has been focused on the Consumer Impact since before i was elected to the senate. The september 2004 choice point breach was considered to be the first highprofile data breach in the modern era prompted investigations from this committee and state authorities. Choice point was a data Aggregation Company originally as fateby equifax who would have it is represented here today. In terms of the inquiry the major data breaches, we have come full circle. Congr...

To the chronic Disease Burden in thisis country i in ways that are substantial. Wewe areeeing increaeases, clearlyly, in certain kinds of illnesssses. Asthma is one. Autism is another. Adhd is a third. One out of every third child born today is going to have diaabetes. And if f youre a minorityty, its one out of t. Chemicals contribute to the incidence of leukemia. Breast cancer, infertility. Alzheimers, parkrkinsons. People are more obese or higher weight than they were 10 to 20 years ago. Chchildhood cancers are going up. Were seeing effects on sperm count in men. Um, the catch line is, you ...

To the chronic Disease Burden in ththis countryry in ways that are substantial. We a seeing incrcreases, cleararly, in certain kinds of illnenesses. Asthma is one. Autism is another. Adhd is a third. One out of every third child born today is going to have didiabetes. And i if yourere a minoririty, its one out of t. Chemicals contribute to the incidence of leukemia. Breast cancer, infertility. Alzheimers, paparkinsons. People are more obese or higher weight than they were 10 to 20 years agogo. Childhood cancers are going up. Were seeing effects on sperm count in men. Um, the catch line is, you...