Political Quotes

“first, I want to thank my colleague who just spoke about some really important issues. Senator Grassley from Iowa talked about the fentanyl crisis that is facing our country. Unfortunately, this synthetic opioid is now killing more and more Americans. We are back to record levels of overdose deaths, and probably two-thirds of them are caused by fentanyl. He is absolutely right. We need to be sure it is scheduled clearly as an illegal drug, as well as all the variants of it. Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022 Mr. President, I am coming on the floor today to talk about another issue that is really important to our country, and that is protecting us from cyber attacks. Last night, I commend this body because the U.S. Senate passed legislation called the Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act of 2022. What does that mean? It means that we took the time to do our homework, had hearings, and reported out legislation that helps protect our government data, including personal data of American citizens, but also our national security data and other sensitive information from cyber attacks. Also, we put in place provisions to help protect the private sector, particularly critical infrastructure. With what is going on right now around the world, particularly with regard to Russia and Ukraine, it is incredibly important that we put up better defenses here in this country, as well as helping Ukraine and other countries to fight against these cyber attacks.…”