Political Quotes

“I thank my colleague. It is good to be back on the floor with him once again on this topic. As we have indicated, this will not be the last time we are back on the floor. My colleague has made a number of very important points already. I was especially pleased when my colleague brought to light something that is little known; that the Attorney General of the United States is interested in--excuse me--the FBI Director is interested in requiring companies to build weaknesses into their products. In other words, we have had companies interested in encryption, as my colleague mentioned. What happened as a result of that encryption, they had a chance to start getting back the confidence of consumers, both in the United States and worldwide--and then the FBI Director has been interested in, in effect, allowing companies to build a backdoor into their systems. This, once again, kind of defies commonsense because the keys will not just be out there for the good guys. They will also be available to the bad guys. I am very pleased that my colleague from Kentucky highlighted one particular new development in this debate, and I have sought as a member of the Intelligence Committee for some time to come up with an approach that once again demonstrates that security and liberty are not mutually exclusive.…”