Political Quotes

“Thank you, Mr. President. Mr. President, I rise today as a cosponsor of the Digital Security Commission Act, a bill that will establish a national bipartisan commission to examine digital security and privacy and the ``going dark'' problem that poses a real challenge for those responsible for our national security and for protecting the American public. Let me commend the primary author of this bill, the Senator from Virginia, Mr. Warner, for his expertise in putting together not only a well-balanced commission but also a broad array of cosponsors in support of this important legislation. Senior administration officials--the FBI Director first among them-- have been vocal in articulating the problem of terrorists and criminals going dark, with the result that our intelligence agencies and our law enforcement are going blind. Director Comey has testified repeatedly to the fact that there are terrorists who are using encrypted communications to plot attacks against our people, and we know that international criminal cartels are doing so as well. There are many competing and difficult concerns that need to be worked out as we address this complex issue. Under our bill, a national and diverse commission will perform its review and then make recommendations that will protect the privacy rights of law-abiding individuals in an era in which terrorists and criminals increasingly use encrypted devices.…”