We need to make sure we spend the money well.

We need to prevent hackers, nation-states, and criminals from stealing our cyber identities.

We have Senator Leahy from the Judiciary Committee, well versed on the issues of law on cybersecurity.

Any Senator can ask any question at this hearing that they want to.

There is no attempt here to muzzle, stifle any Senator from asking any line of questions.

People do have a right to know. People have a right to say their voices. That is why we responded.

I have been urging my colleagues that before they draw a conclusion and go public with that conclusion, they first learn about the counterterrorism program.

We in Maryland feel we are at the epicenter of cybersecurity because we have the National Security headquartered there.

It is time now for a new, fresh national debate.

I am concerned every day about the number of people out there, with the great intellectual entrepreneurship of our country, that are coming up with new ideas and new products to create the new jobs for the 21st century.

I do not want ever to have a grid shut down here in the Greater Capital Region or anywhere in the United States.

The choices we make in our federal budget should reflect those goals.

I also want to convey our gratitude to the men and women in the Armed Forces for the sacrifices they make every day for our country.

Speaker Boehner unfortunately continues to block the creation of a budget conference.

The very deep and very rapid cuts imposed by the sequester place these objectives at risk.

I am very concerned, also as the Ranking Member, that we need to do more to create a balanced approach.

All of Maryland is reeling from this. One, the National Security Agency is in our State.

We hear the numbers and statistics. We are shocked by the statistics, but, until you see a face and you recognize that each one of those numbers is a person whose life has been changed forever, it is hard to really visualize the extent of…