A NATIONAL ID CARD: BIG GOVERNMENT AT United OF CO JUL 13.1009 HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH, OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION SEPTEMBER 17, 1998 Serial No. 105-191 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 52-910 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1999 For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND OVERSIGHT DAN BURTON, Indiana, Chairman BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York MARSHALL "MARK” SANFORD, South JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire MICHAEL PAPPAS, New Jersey VINCE SNOWBARGER, Kansas BOB BARR, Georgia DAN MILLER, Florida RON LEWIS, Kentucky HENRY A. WAXMAN, California ROBERT E. WISE, JR., West Virginia CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, Washington, DC CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland DENNIS J. KUCINICH, Ohio ROD R. BLAGOJEVICH, Illinois JOHN F. TIERNEY, Massachusetts THOMAS H. ALLEN, Maine HAROLD E. FORD, JR., Tennessee BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont (Independent) KEVIN BINGER, Staff Director DANIEL R. MOLL, Deputy Staff Director DAVID A. KASS, Deputy Counsel and Parliamentarian PHIL SCHILIRO, Minority Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS CONTENTS Hearing held on September 17, 1998 Cross, Celene, identity theft victim, Macomb, IL; Marvin Young, identity theft victim, Oakland, CA; Gregory T. Nojeim, legislative counsel, American Civil Liberties Union; Solange Bitol, legislative counsel, American Civil Liberties Union; and Grover Norquist, president, Amer- Flaherty, Brian, Connecticut State representative; George Grindley, Geor- gia State representative; and Richard D. Holcomb, commissioner, Vir- ginia Department of Motor Vehicles Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by: Bitol, Solange, legislative counsel, American Čivil Liberties Union, pre- Cross, Celene, identity theft victim, Macomb, IL, prepared statement Holcomb, Richard D., commissioner, Virginia Department of Motor Vehi- Information concerning comments to NHTSA 115 Kucinich, Hon. Dennis J., a Representative in Congress from the State 61 |