Political Quotes

“I am very honored and proud to follow the Senator from Maryland, who has been such an extraordinary leader in so many areas and, most prominently and recently, this one that involves the future of our country. I thank the Senator from Rhode Island for his leadership and my colleague, Senator Coons of Delaware, because he has been at the forefront. This issue truly is bipartisan. Senator Blunt has played a leading role, as have Senator Graham and Senator Kyl and, of course, Senators Lieberman and Collins and Senator McCain, who was on the floor before, and Senator Chambliss. This kind of amassing senatorial consensus reflects the urgency and immediacy of this problem. Our Nation is under attack. I came today from a meeting with one of the major accounting and consulting companies in the United States, whose name would be immediately recognizable to you, and by happenstance, sheer coincidence, he said to me that his company is attacked literally 1,000 times a day. His company has information that is intensely valuable and private and has taken steps to safeguard itself. But the magnitude of this attack on this single company and others like it that may have intellectual property lost to this country if it gets stolen by hackers and by other nations reflects the seriousness and importance of this issue. Time is not on our side. We must act immediately. The Senate must follow its duty and make sure we meet the challenge, No.…”