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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Jun 11, 2013

the Nation has four top cyber risks, and the first one listed is one that has been of great concern to me since we produced the bill last year that, unfortunately, could not get past a filibuster.

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Jun 11, 2013

I have not found in my short time here that the Federal Government is particularly good at measuring the intended results of what they are trying to accomplish.

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Jun 11, 2013

I have proposed things like a Sunset Committee, whose only mandate would be to reduce--identify and actually eliminate laws that are harmful or no longer useful.

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Jun 11, 2013

I guess there must be an Office of Ozone Regulation in EPA and they must be sitting around their office going, well, now what do we do?

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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Jun 11, 2013

I just wanted to clarify that because perhaps that is one issue we could put to rest.

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Michael Bennet
@michaelbennet· Democratic · CO· Jun 11, 2013

Madam President, some critics will not be surprised people around here are using the same old, tired talking points in an effort to delay and kill this bill altogether. But the people of Colorado know better and the people across this…

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Michael Bennet
@michaelbennet· Democratic · CO· Jun 11, 2013

Madam President, I want to first thank the Senator from South Dakota for his indulgence for 5 minutes or so to do this, and the Senator from Indiana for yielding his time to me. We got a little out of order on the floor, but I wanted to…

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jun 11, 2013

The bill forged by the Gang of Eight... represents a compromise that sticks to the principles that he's enunciated.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jun 11, 2013

That’s what America is about, is neighbors helping neighbors, friends helping friends, communities figuring out how can we continually make ourselves a better place for our kids and for our grandkids.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jun 11, 2013

We need legislation that encourages industry cooperation in the development and implementation of the cybersecurity standards that will secure their networks.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jun 11, 2013

the Executive order (EO) is only a first step in addressing the threat and not a substitute for actual legislation.

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Sherrod Brown
@sherrodbrown· Democratic · OH· Jun 11, 2013

S.515 Bill to extend the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program

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Sherrod Brown
@sherrodbrown· Democratic · OH· Jun 11, 2013

The American Legion supports Senator Brown's pending legislation, S. 514, which seeks to provide additional educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

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Sherrod Brown
@sherrodbrown· Democratic · OH· Jun 11, 2013

S.514 Bill to provide additional educational assistance to veterans pursuing STEM and other high-demand occupation degrees

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Jun 11, 2013

Madam President, yesterday, I voted against passage of S. 954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, which is commonly known as the farm bill. With an overall cost of nearly $1 trillion, this legislation is more than we can…

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