I rise to talk about an issue that is of deep concern to our country, one of the greatest national security threats facing our country right now; that is, what is called sequestration. To bring that down to plain terms for the American…

I ask unanimous consent to enter into a colloquy with my colleagues. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I thank my colleague from South Dakota for his leadership on this issue, and I too hope we will get that passed immediately in the Senate, and that we have clarity from our Department of Defense as well as the nondefense agencies so the…

I would say my colleague from South Dakota is absolutely right. If we had done a budget for this country and the Senate Budget Committee functioned in the way it was intended to function, then we would not be in this situation in the first…

I wish to thank Senator Sessions. I appreciate his leadership as the ranking member on the Budget Committee and also as a senior member of the Armed Services Committee. This is so troubling, where we are right now with respect to our…

I join with my colleagues over the concern, deep concern that keeps me up at night about sequestration, because we cannot do this to our national security. Both sides of the aisle have to come together. We need leadership from our…

Privacy is not just a luxury; it is a fundamental right.

The broader point here is that we are seeing the online world flourish, and that reality dictates that we find the proper balance between ensuring e-commerce has the tools it needs to thrive, innovate, and create jobs, and making sure our…

One of the concerns that I worry about, regardless of what your view is, whether to legislate or not to legislate in this area, is how we get it right, in the sense that, with the evolving technology.

I have expressed concern about how the FTC interprets its authority under Section V.

It is imperative that any legislation we consider guarantees that usage of collected data is not hampered by overly restrictive and burdensome Federal and regulatory policies.

I just want to sort of declare the cybersecurity argument a total red herring. It has absolutely nothing to do with any of this.