Speech #1060002473

He writes. "As your constituent. I am writing to urge you to support H.R. 4197. the Citizens Privacy Protection Act of 1998. This bill would repeal section 656 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. which would be a significant step toward establishing a national ID card. "Section 656 would prohibit Federal agencies from accepting State issued drivers licenses as valid identification unless the license conforms to a Federal standard. and the State puts the drivers Social Security number on the license or verifies it with the Social Security Administration. As a result. each State would issue ID cards. "Requiring drivers to turn over their Social Security number is like asking them to provide a virtual pass key to a mountain of private and often sensitive information. A Social Security number is often used by businesses as an identifier.