Ron Paul Dear Colleague on Know Your Customer Invading Privacy of Law-abiding Citizens March 26, 1999 (J. Bradley Jansen was Ron Paul’s legislative staffer for these issues at the time) “Between 1987-1996 banks filed more than 77 million Currency Transaction Reports with the U.S. Treasury. From this, 7,300 defendants where charged, but only 580 were [...]
Dissenting View of Ron Paul on the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999 (J. Bradley Jansen was Ron Paul’s legislative staffer for these issues at this time) Dissenting View of Ron Paul on the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999 Financial modernization is an important issue, and reform is long overdue. Arbitrary and artificial government [...]
J. Bradley Jansen commentary on the proposed “Know Your Customer” banking rule March 16,1999 The proposed “Know Your Customer” formal banking rule may be stillborn, thanks to privacy and technology advocates, as well as more than a quarter of a million Americans who sent letters of protest to the Federal financial regulators. These protesters joined [...]
Ron Paul Dear Colleague Announcing Ron Paul and Tom Campbell inviting staffers to a briefing: Should We Require Banks to Spy on their Customers? (J. Bradley Jansen was Ron Paul’s legislative staffer for these issues at the time) “Representative Ron Paul (R–Tex.) has introduced legislation [HR 516, HR 517, HR 518] to block these [Know [...]
Ron Paul Dear Colleague on Privacy Protection Package (J. Bradley Jansen was Ron Paul’s legislative staffer for these issues at the time) “Many large banks already have [Know Your Customer] programs that follow the nixed proposals. Consumers’ financial transactions will still be under surveillance until the laws on the books are challenged.” Frances B. Smith, [...]
Ron Paul Dear Colleague Opposing Deputizing Bank Tellers as Law Enforcement March 15, 1999 (J. Bradley Jansen was Ron Paul’s legislative staffer for these issues at the time) SHOULD WE REQUIRE BANKS TO SPY ON THEIR CUSTOMERS? March 15, 1999 Dear Colleague, The uproar–from both bankers and the general public–against the proposed “Know Your Customer” [...]
Ron Paul Dear Colleague Know Your Customer Briefing Summary March 12, 1999 (J. Bradley Jansen was Ron Paul’s legislative staffer for these issues at the time) The Office of Rep. Ron Paul will host a Congressional staff briefing (“Should We Require Banks to Spy on Their Customers?”) on Friday, March 19th at 9 am in [...]
Ron Paul Dear Colleague Should Re-assess Bank Secrecy Act March 12, 1999 (J. Bradley Jansen was Ron Paul’s legislative staffer for these issues at the time) “the underlying current regulations of the Bank Secrecy Act need review as well” Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union & U.S. Public Interest Research Group Dear Customer, In a [...]
Written Testimony of Ron Paul on Know Your Customer Regulations March 4, 1999 (J. Bradley Jansen was Ron Paul’s legislative staffer for these issues at the time) Testimony of Ron Paul Hearing on proposed “Know Your Customer” regulations Commercial and Administrative Law Subcommittee House Judiciary Committee U.S. House of Representatives March 4, 1999 Chairman Gekas, [...]