On the recordAugust 4, 2015
Thank you. Mr. President, in my 1 minute, I just wish to respond to what my friend, the Senator from Arizona, said. We are very keen to get a good, strong cyber security bill passed. My concern about the amendment process is that amendments that will strengthen the bill and make it a better cyber bill ought to have a chance to get a vote. I have one that I worked out with Senator Graham, who I think has good national security credentials and whom Senator McCain respects, and another one with Senator Blunt, who also has good national security credentials and whom I think Senator McCain also respects. I believe both of the bills have now been cleared by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, so they don't have a business community objection. But I also fear that if we followed the majority leader's proposal, he would file cloture and they wouldn't survive a germaneness test. So I think our leader's offer, basically, of a specific list of amendments--none of which are ``gotcha'' amendments, all of which relate to this bill--would be a very good way to proceed, get on the bill, and get something passed. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New York.
