John Thune actually said...

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

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

"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."

"It is time to come to the table. Be willing to compromise."