Political Quotes

“I am pleased and honored to join my colleagues this morning, Senators Blunt, Whitehouse, and Graham. They have been leaders on issues involving national security and defense and particularly in the intelligence and cyber area. Senator Blunt has a long record of bipartisan leadership in this body, as well as in the House of Representatives and in government generally, in addressing issues without regard to partisan predilections or biases. He has not only led but produced results. Senator Whitehouse has tirelessly pursued this area of cyber security. To his great credit, he has been with the movement for making our Nation more secure and also making the public more aware about the need for action in this area. In truth, there is a saying that ignorance is bliss, but in truth, in areas of national security, that is rarely the case. In this instance, ignorance can do great harm and it is a source of peril. Our Nation is largely ignorant about the threats posed by national security and, more importantly, about the potential responses that must be mobilized to secure our infrastructure, our critical innovative information, and many other areas where we are at risk from a diverse source of threats.…”