John Thune actually said...

"So Target is going to tell us today that they take data security very seriously and that they followed their industry's data security standards, but the fact remains it wasn't enough."

"Protecting consumers from identity theft, fraud, and financial harm is certainly a goal that all of us on this committee share."

"private companies like Target hold vastly larger amounts of sensitive information about us than the government could ever think of doing."

"The industry continues to face a number of challenges."