Political Quotes

“Thank you, Mr. President. I wish to begin by thanking the chairman for his work on the bill. For me, this has been a 6-year effort. It hasn't been easy. It hasn't been easy because we have tried to strike a balance and make the bill understandable so that there would be a cooperative effort to share between companies and the government. Last Thursday the Senate showed its support for moving forward with two strong votes. We had a vote of 83 to 14 to invoke cloture on the substitute amendment, showing that there is, in fact, deep bipartisan support for moving significant legislation to the President's desk. To that end, I ask unanimous consent that editorials from the two major U.S. newspapers be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [From the Washington Post, Oct. 22, 2015] The Senate Should Take a Crucial First Step on Cybersecurity (By Editorial Board) After years of failure to find a consensus on cybersecurity, the Senate is expected to vote early next week on a bill that would enable the government and the private sector to share information about malicious threats and respond to them more quickly. The legislation is not going to completely end the tidal wave of cyberattacks against the government and corporations, but passing it is better than doing nothing--and that is where Congress has left the matter in recent years.…”