I look forward to supporting your budget requests because I think that the work the CBO does is very important.

Elkridge, Maryland, is a wonderful place. I pass it twice a day.

Rarely is this reported, which points out another problem.

I think this is very important, your bill.

I just hope you would follow up on what is happening in Maryland.

Just to thank our witnesses and to point out the challenges we have. You could do everything right and you still can get attacked.

It will be interesting to see how that works, because we could look at that at the national level.

The 2017 National Defense Authorization Act included language that this Committee had reported out, that required the SBA and the Department of Homeland Security to collaborate on cyber strategies for small businesses.

We recognize that the small business community is the driving force for our economy.

The bill also required the two agencies to report back to our two authorizing committees with a strategy on how they are going to deal with cybersecurity.

I authored a report in January that talked about Mr. Putin's designs in regards to our democratic institutions.

I think the co-op is an excellent suggestion.

If we want to harmonize with our competitors, the easiest way is to harmonize with other countries in regards to consumption taxes.

I would just urge you, because to the Chairman's earlier comments, they are quoting a lot of leaders on the ground in Raqqa and the comment they make with respect to U.S. aid is it's been, the first one was it's been virtually invisible.

I think the reality is that Turkish actions have essentially required the Syrian Kurds to focus on defending themselves from the Turks instead of finishing the job against ISIS and getting about the job of rebuilding there.

the proposed budget for AID and the State Department is irresponsible. It represents a total retreat from American leadership in many parts of the world, in fact all parts of the world.

the destruction of Raqqa and its slow recovery are contributing to a growing sentiment here that the United States wrecked the city but is unwilling to take responsibility for putting it back together.

It's important to win the war and we are still fighting... if we don't start winning the peace... the militants will come back.