Now I feel like there is a back story which you must diplomatically, because you are on national TV, so to speak, not convey. That is just mind-boggling that an agency would be so inefficient, ineffective, that something as harmless as a…

I am here to talk about innovation, to ensure that a competitive system is in place which includes next-generation materials in the completion of federally funded infrastructure projects.

the Federal Government has not stuck a shovel in the ground.

this isn't a partisan issue, this isn't--this is something that all of us need to be working very closely together on.

the primary cause of this wetlands loss in the State of Louisiana is actually the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Never did I think that a Republican President would be the one to stand up at an inaugural address and use the word 'infrastructure,' but it happened.

New America's Open Technology Institute (OTI) opposes proposals to authorize active cyber defense (also known as 'hacking-back') because they threaten to undermine cybersecurity rather than enhance it, and may result in harming innocent…

Cybersecurity issues dominated the 2016 election, from the security of Secretary Clinton's server to Vladimir Putin ordering cyber attacks on the U.S. election systems.

While I share the President's desire to better protect critical infrastructure, directing the Pentagon to take on cybersecurity in the private sector would represent a radical departure from how the Government manages cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity issues dominated the 2016 election. From the security of Secretary Clinton's server, to Vladimir Putin ordering cyber attacks on U.S. election systems, to WikiLeaks publishing the private emails of prominent Democratic…

Hacking-back is a form of digital vigilantism.

I appreciate the opportunity to come before you today to consider funding priorities for the fiscal year 2018.

We are a poor State and I know there are many needs in your own districts, as well.

Just as many of the other members have here stated, my State is in desperate need of immediate action.

My district contains 3,403 bridges; a total of over 20,000 miles of local and interstate roadway.

I am excited to advocate today about maintaining a strategic edge in reinforcing our national defense needs within the Defense appropriations budget.

I would urge the Members of Congress to ensure any legislation allows the President and myself to have the flexibility to adjust any sanctions to meet the needs of what is always an evolving diplomatic situation with the Russians.

Our mission is, at all times, guided by our longstanding values of freedom, democracy, individual liberty, and human dignity.