The Cyberspace Solarium Commission report cannot fix all of the challenges that we face in cyber space. But it does chart a bold course, and it does not shy away from the trade-offs we will need to make to decisively improve our…

I had the privilege of serving on the Solarium Commission with the witnesses testifying here today, and I can honestly say that working on our report was one of the highlights of my Congressional career.

the commission calls for reinvigorating civics education to help Americans rediscover our shared values

I can honestly say that working on a report was one of the highlights of my Congressional career

We need to act, and act now, to change that dynamic and get ahead of the curve.

Thank you for your leadership on the Solarium Commission. Both you and Senator King made a great team in co-chairing the Cyberspace Solarium Commission.

The realities of 2020 make clear that a comprehensive whole-of-Nation approach to cybersecurity is necessary, but--is a necessity, but we do not yet have one.

This position has to cover all of the aspects of cybersecurity and not just some of them.

Prevention is far cheaper and pre-established relationships far more effective than a strategy based solely on detection and response.

I certainly feel that that is the most effective way to both prevent and also respond to a cyber incident of significant consequence.

If I could ask unanimous consent that a letter of endorsement of the National Cyber Director by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce be added into the record?

I have come to the conclusion that we need a strong position along the lines of a National Cyber Director.

I think he sold the President a bill of goods by eliminating the position. I think he did a disservice to the President.

We want to make sure that with respect to a cyber incident that we are both having someone that thinks about this in terms of pre-planning.

I reject that cynical view. I believe that if we come together in a nonpartisan fashion to implement the Solarium Commission recommendations, we can alter the trend that sees our cyber risk grow year after year.

I support, for example, the administration's new guidance on cyber, NSPM-13, so we are more forward leaning.

I see the extraordinary work that General Nakasone and his team are doing at U.S. Cyber Command.

John Bolton was the first person really in an administration to take us backward when he eliminated the cybersecurity coordinator position.