It costs money to protect the American people. It is not that we just want to spend, spend, spend.

Mr. Richmond. The gentleman from Rhode Island yields back.

I want to thank the witnesses for their valuable testimony and the Members for their questions.

As Chairman, I want to spend some time looking at how cybersecurity impacts real people--like the ones I represent in the 2d District of Louisiana.

As former President Jimmy Carter once explained, the electoral system cannot inspire public confidence if no safeguards exist to deter or detect fraud, or to confirm the identity of voters.

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.

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.

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.

Looks to me like it was to protect those who were giving the campaign contributions to those who were passing the laws.

Regardless, I thank both of my colleagues in advance for their testimony, and I hope we can all work together to protect the Constitution of the United States.

All the sacrifices, the blood and the sweat and the tears that were put in by John Lewis and all those other legends and patriots and heroes will not be forgotten.

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.

Access to connected devices--and an understanding of how to use them securely--is the very foundation for economic mobility.

We talk less about how poor cyber hygiene and low tech literacy can present a real economic barrier to entry.

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.

My bill will help State and local governments be better prepared to defend their cyber networks.

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…