Congressman Robert Goodlatte and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren have been instrumental in crafting a bill that is both good public policy and can also attract the enthusiastic support of Members from both sides of the aisle. The reasons for passage of SAFE are becoming more and more striking as the bill moves forward.
Strong encryption is available everywhere via the Internet.
Foreign availability of strong encryption begs the question as to why the United States continues to insist on unilateral export controls. The only country who is being hurt by this short-sighted policy is the United States. It's not a question of when American leadership in the technology arena will be significantly damaged. The damage is occurring right now and in the end, computer users will pay the price. Continuing down the path of limiting exports will be more harmful to national security and law enforcement efforts as American companies will no longer be world leaders in creating and developing encryption products.