Political Quotes

“I rise at this point to discuss Wicker amendment No. 2185. This is an important amendment. I hope the leadership of this committee is paying attention. My amendment would prohibit foreign governments from constructing, on U.S. soil, satellite positioning and ground monitoring stations. I think many Americans were surprised when, on November 16, the New York Times published an article by Michael Schmidt and Eric Schmitt entitled ``A Russian GPS Using U.S. Soil Stirs Spy Fears.'' I ask unanimous consent a copy of this article be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [From the New York Times, Nov. 16, 2013] A Russian GPS Using U.S. Soil Stirs Spy Fears (By Michael S. Schmidt and Eric Schmitt) Washington.--In the view of America's spy services, the next potential threat from Russia may not come from a nefarious cyberweapon or secrets gleaned from the files of Edward J. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor now in Moscow. Instead, this menace may come in the form of a seemingly innocuous dome-topped antenna perched atop an electronics- packed building surrounded by a security fence somewhere in the United States.…”