Political Quotes

“I will be very brief. I understand there has already been an objection. I will speak later in the afternoon or early evening in some detail about why I have significant reservations with respect to this legislation. To say--as we heard again and again throughout the day--that this is about voluntary information sharing is essentially only half true. The fact is, companies could volunteer to share their customers' information with the government, but they wouldn't have to ask for permission from their customers before handing it over. That is one reason every major organization with expertise and interest on privacy issues has had reservations about the bill. It may be voluntary for companies, but it is mandatory for their customers and their consumers. They are not given the opportunity to opt out. The legislation has been public for months, and dozens of cyber security experts have said it wouldn't do much to stop sophisticated, large-scale attacks such as the horrendous attack at the Office of Personnel Management. On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security--an absolutely essential agency as it relates to this bill--wrote a letter to our colleague, the distinguished Senator from Minnesota, Mr.…”