Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I want to thank my colleague from Texas. Though we may disagree on some aspects of this important law, once again he has made a professional and thorough presentation of his point of view. I hope that those who are following this debate understand it, because it is complicated. It is complicated to understand; it is complicated even to explain. But it seems to me there are a couple of areas here that I would like to express a point of view on of the Senator from Texas's comments. No. 1, I am in favor of keeping section 702--no question about it. When it comes to its initial purpose, we still need it to keep America safe, and we need it in many different aspects. He mentioned the fentanyl situation. It is horrible. The most recent figures I have received from the Drug Enforcement Administration suggest there are over 100,000 victims a year of fentanyl in the United States. It is the deadliest narcotic. There are at least two cartels in Mexico that are generating this fentanyl: Jalisco and--I am trying to recall the other one. But they are actively engaged, and the Drug Enforcement Administration is monitoring what they are doing. Do we want to use our capacity to get into that business model and try to find out more information to thwart deliveries into the United States and more fentanyl in the United States? Of course. Sign me up. The question comes down to a practical question.…”