Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 16:57:37 -0400 (EDT)
Message-Id: <199907232057.QAA04262@carr10.acpub.duke.edu>
From: belmonte@mit.edu (Matthew Belmonte)
To: senator@kennedy.senate.gov (Ted Kennedy)
Subject: support Shelby Amendment to S. 1143

This year's transportation appropriations bill, S. 1143, includes an
excellent amendment that would protect the privacy of information
collected by states on driver licence applications.  This amendment,
section 339 of the bill, would prohibit the federal government from
granting highway funds to states that sell driver licence information
without the consent of the individuals to whom that information
pertains.  Congress should not be funding state government schemes that
violate individuals' right to privacy.  I hope you'll support S. 1143
with section 339 intact.