Political Quotes

“Madam President, reserving the right to object, this is clearly an effort to push through last-minute changes on a single bill. In my view, these changes are reckless, unnecessary, and unwise, and in any event they were made without debate by Members of this body and specifically contrary to the manner in which this very same legislation was reported out of the Senate Commerce Committee. I am glad to see the passage of a couple of pieces of legislation just now, including the TRACED Act, which will help us fight damaging robocalls. This is good legislation. I am also supportive of S. 1822, the Broadband DATA Act, which will require much needed updates to our broadband maps. These are good pieces of legislation. I am glad they are passed. I am also very supportive of the legislation that is the subject of the immediate unanimous consent request; that is, the Commerce Committee's reported version of S. 1625, the United States 5G Leadership Act. This is an important bill. It would help us identify Huawei equipment posing an espionage risk in the United States. It will ban the use of Universal Service Fund dollars to purchase the equipment and help reimburse small companies for the costs associated with ripping and replacing vulnerable equipment. This is an important bill, and it received careful consideration during the Senate Commerce Committee's markup on July 24, 2019.…”