Political Quotes

“I speak on amendment No. 4260 to the National Defense Authorization Act, which would elevate U.S. Cyber Command to a combatant command. In 1986, Congress passed a law elevating and establishing U.S. Special Operations Command to address the rapidly growing need for special operators and to unify our forces. Think about that. Today they are now leading the effort against ISIS. There is another force quietly leading a battle against ISIS, and it is on a completely new battlefield. U.S. Cyber Command is one of our most important elements in the fight against terrorism today and tomorrow. I stand today with eight bipartisan cosponsors to my amendment, including the chairman of the Armed Services Committee. I thank them for their support. This includes Senators Warner, Bennet, Murkowski, Cardin, and Blumenthal, as well as Senators Gardner and Ernst. The Commander of Cyber Command recently testified before the Armed Services Committee, stating that an elevation to a combatant command ``would allow them to be faster, generating better mission outcomes.'' At a time when ISIS is rapidly recruiting online and developing technology like self-driving cars packed full of explosives, the United States needs to ensure that cyber and technology warfare is at the top of our priorities. U.S. Cyber Command needs to be able to react quickly and to engage the enemy effectively. Our troops need to be as effective online as they are in the air, in the land or at sea.…”