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

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

I would argue that both the coronavirus pandemic and a significant cyber-attack require a whole of nation response effort.

It is time we seize the initiative. It is time we set the agenda, pushing back on our competitors and shaping their behavior by improving our resilience and in strengthening the cyber ecosystem.

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

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

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

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.

And I think the challenge and the question that I had, Mr. Secretary, is sort of the elephant in the room...

the President failed to act or even condemn this action by the Russians is so outrageous.

What we really need to be doing is leveraging the full spectrum of power that we have to deal with Russia.

If you are an American, the idea that there is intelligence that the Russians may have, in fact, been paying a bounty on the heads of our American soldiers is outrageous and demands a whole-of-government response.

The guarantee of coverage for preexisting conditions is vital. It is probably the most important aspect of ObamaCare and the expansion of Medicaid.

People should be able to get health care. They should be able to get treated.

We have got to make sure that we maintain our Medicaid coverage.

We want people to get tested.

Mr. President, to help libraries respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and continue providing communities with needed services, resources, technology, and broadband access, I am introducing the Library Stabilization Fund Act…