Political Quotes

“the time is fleeting. The distinguished Republican whip is correct. We had hoped that the robocall bill could be included with unanimous consent with two other very important pieces of legislation--one being the Broadband DATA Act, S. 1822, which is designed to tell the FCC: Go back. Get the maps right. Show us where we have coverage and where we do not have coverage. We are making great progress with that. I do believe we will get that bill passed in just a moment. The other issue is the Huawei data security act. I understand we are going to have some trouble with that. Let me talk briefly before I make my unanimous consent request. China is up to no good with their government-controlled companies, Huawei and ZTE. They are required by Chinese law to do the bidding of the Chinese Communist dictatorship, and that means using their equipment to spy on Americans. This is an undisputed fact, and it is recognized not only by Americans but also by other countries, our allies, which are taking steps to protect themselves. Japan, Australia, New Zealand have already begun the process of removing this dangerous ZTE and Huawei equipment from their networks. We have legislation we thought was going to be included in this three-bill package, H.R. 4998, to authorize this in the United States.…”