I stand with all House Republicans and any Democrats willing to put aside politics in the best interest of the people to defend religious freedom and the rights of religious minorities to worship freely.

However, over the years RFRA has morphed from a shield of protection to a sword of infringement.

Right now the Trump Administration is fighting to make it easier for women to be denied critical contraceptive coverage on the basis of an employer's religious and moral beliefs.

Earlier this year the Administration granted a request from South Carolina to use RFRA to waive non-discrimination requirements for State contracted child welfare agencies.

we have failed to maintain our water management systems.

RFRA was meant to be a shield that protects.

Thank you, sir.

we control the people's treasure? We control the purse. Should we place a greater emphasis on pre-mitigation disaster resiliency preparedness?

It is time to restore RFRA to what it was originally intended to be.

But there is a difference between exercising religious beliefs and imposing them on others.

The Supreme Court's 2014 ruling in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby opened the doors for these flood gates even further.

I want to spend some time looking at how cybersecurity impacts real people, like the ones I represent in the Second Congressional District of Louisiana.

As a chief executive of a city, how hard is it to retain the cybersecurity professionals and the talent that you need to do this when we have a severe shortage of cybersecurity professionals and the private sector pays a lot more than the…

While we talk a lot about how automation might impact the workforce, we talk less about how poor cyber hygiene and low tech literacy can present a real economic barrier to entry.

These attacks can be debilitating--taking out the tools and services people need to access health benefits, buy a home, or even call 9-1-1.

We also know that these attacks are becoming more frequent and more advanced.

Many of them are not thinking about phishing emails or ransomware or whether a hostile foreign government has gained access to the networks that control their drinking water, transportation, or medical care.

This is a topic that I believe deserves far more attention than it gets.