WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) today commended the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act and called on the Senate to immediately pass companion legislation he introduced with Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) yesterday. The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to notify Americans within two business days if their personal information has been stolen due to a breach of security on HealthCare.gov.
“This website and this law are so disastrously flawed that Administration experts concluded, ‘there is also no confidence that personal identifiable information will be protected,’” Johanns said. “Until Administration officials acknowledge the need for repeal, they must be honest about the security problems and take strides to protect he millions of Americans who are being forced to put sensitive data on a vulnerable network. The Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act is a commonsense step. I’m pleased it had such strong bipartisan support in the House and urge the Senate Majority Leader to allow a vote in the Senate. Informing Americans when a security breach exposes their personal information is an obvious responsibility of government.”The legislation passed the House by a vote of 291-122, with 67 Democrats joining Republicans.
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