Included the current and former ceos of equifax, the credit agencies that reported a cyber attack involving as many as 143 million consumers. This is two and a half hours. 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. Congress and this committee paid close attention to data breaches big and small. The committee has entertained proposals to strengthen requirements for Companies Across the board and impose federal requirements for companies to notif
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Premarket. Microsoft and intel are moving lower. Weve got a first look at the economy under president trump. It was a weak First Quarter, the question of course is has growth picked up since then. Starbucks out with results, the stock is slipping. A live and exclusive interview with Ceo Kevin Johnson and now chairman Howard Schultz. On the tech earnings front, amazon as you may know by now surpassing forecasts, getting a lift from the Cloud Business. Alphabet also above consensus as mobile search helped to drive ad sales higher. Microsoft and intel beat on the bottom line, but miss on the top line. Jim, theres a lot to get to last night. Last night was incredible to listen to not to the amazon call because amazon said, our cash flow is fabulous. All true. But the alphabet call was about how were not a Search Engine company thats driven by advertising although our advertising is up 50 . They said over and over again as we talked about earlier this week were cloud, were cloud, were cloud
Votes will be taken in the following order. Adopting an amendment to h. R. 1039, passing h. R. 1039, if ordered. And agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal if ordered. The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15minute vote refment maining votes will be conducted as fiveminute votes. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on the Unfinished Business is the question on adopting amendment to h. R. 1039 offered by the gentlewoman from texas, ms. Jackson lee, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 1 printed in house report 115127 offered by ms. Jackson lee of texas. The speaker pro tempore the question is on agreeing to the amendment. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage o