Mr. Chairman. it does not solve the problem that we face here in the Congress and in this country. and that is the perpetual invasion of our privacy. It has been said even by the author of the immigration bill that the intent was not to have a national ID card. but if Members would read the regulations now being written by the Department of Transportation. it can be seen as nothing else. This indeed would be a national ID card. Last week. we dealt with the subject of medical IDs and a national data bank. Fortunately. something was put into the Patient Protection Act to stymie that a little bit. But there is an ongoing onslaught against personal privacy in this country. And in 1996. of course. when the immigration bill was passed. this authority was given. Quite frankly. even though I am quite pleased with the efforts that we have made here tonight. I think ultimately. if we are sincere about protecting the American people and guaranteeing that we do not have a national identification card. we will repeal that authority.
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