Political Quotes

“Mr. President, we are quickly moving to a point where I think the majority leader will come to the floor and will call up the cyber security bill. Let me remind my colleagues that we have been on the floor briefly before, and the conclusion then was that we agreed to a unanimous consent request that made in order 22 amendments. It was not a limiting UC. So there is the opportunity for additional amendments to come to the floor. As we start, I say to my colleagues that if we have a level of cooperation by the Members--if in fact they come, debate, and vote on amendments-- we can resolve this in literally a matter of a couple of days. If people want to try to obstruct, then it is going to be a lengthy process procedurally. I don't think there is a lot new that we are going to learn. What is the fact? The fact is that actors around the world continue to attack U.S. systems and, in many cases, penetrate them: Sony Films, Anthem Health, OPM. The Presiding Officer, as a member of our committee, knows that the amount of personal data that is being accumulated out there somewhere provides almost a roadmap to everything about anybody. What we are attempting to do with this cyber bill I want the American people to understand: This is not to prevent cyber attacks. I would love to figure out technologically how we do it. Nobody has been able to do it.…”