49 different compliance regimens, an area that has driven us from one of the most secure places to do business.

I think it was Abraham Lincoln who once said the role of government is to do for the people what they cannot do for themselves.

I am absolutely confident that the hackers and the criminals will be more nimble than the Congress.

No wonder my colleagues and I have a hard time figuring out what to do here.

The role of government is to do for the people what they cannot do for themselves.

We applaud Chairman Carper, Senator Blunt, and other Members of this Committee, for pursuing breach notification legislation.

I think of my mother and I think of, why does it matter what State she lives in to determine the level of protection that she has? It should not.

I ask Congress to continue to work with States to identify ways to protect our Nation's information assets and provide funding opportunities for State government cybersecurity.

This is a day that I would describe for us here in the Senate, I suspect for Dr. Coburn and me as well, it is like fitting a size 13 foot into a size 10 shoe, how we are going to make all this work.

One thing Congress should not do is to turn a blind eye. Keep attention focused on this area.

I think there are three things we are focused on here. One, how do we protect information? Two, how do we investigate when there are problems? And, three, how do you go about notification?

I endorse the framework as an excellent first step; however, it is important to stress it is the beginning and it is not the end.

If a financial institution, retailer, or a Federal agency determines that sensitive information was or may have been compromised, the bill that Senator Carper and I have proposed would simply require them to investigate the scope of the…

We think this common sense legislation... would require a national standard for entities that collect sensitive personal information.

Senator Toomey has a bill that could very well be, many elements of it, added to the bill that Senator Carper and I have proposed.

One of the most significant accomplishments over the last year though, was the release of a voluntary Cybersecurity Framework.

But not everyone appreciates every aspect of our bill and I would just invite you to--you have heard some of the criticisms of each of the major pieces that have been introduced in the Senate.

I was so pleased to see that that cyber resilience program is part of their rollout strategy.

Every day, sophisticated criminals, hackers, and even nation states are probing our government agencies, universities, major retailers, and critical infrastructure, and they are looking for weak spots in our defenses.

That is why I joined Senator Blunt to introduce our Data Security Act of 2014.

What we do need to do--and this budget does it to some extent--is provide funding for what I call force multipliers.

I think living wills or health care directives--I have one for myself.

We cannot just focus on symptoms of problems. We have to focus on underlying causes as well.

We have to continue to bend the cost curve, make sure that we get better health care results for the same amount of money or less money.

One of the reasons I am told this is happening is because the economy is stronger in Mexico.