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we have to make those investments in research in both the physical security of our electrical grid but also the cyber risk.

the bill that you plan to introduce is a very powerful tool to help with security and resilience in the face of cybersecurity events

if we take the politics out of this, it's not, you know, one type of electrical source versus another versus another.

our energy rates in California obviously are higher than the rates in Texas

I've always thought that, you know, instead of just retiring that student debt and forgiving it, we ought to use that as a mechanism to try to get folks to serve.

When they leave the military, the challenge sometimes is we don't actually recognize and put a value on that skill set.

We ought to work on that as a Subcommittee perhaps to address this critical need and, you know, do something in a bipartisan way.

Just over a week ago, we all took the oath of office, all of us, Democrats and Republicans, and part of that oath was to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, both foreign and domestic. It is quite clear what happened…

I thank Chairman Engel for his leadership and support. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my bipartisan measure, H.R. 6334, the Securing America From Epidemics, or SAFE Act. This legislation, which I introduced alongside my friend…

Today I am proud of American democracy, and I want to talk about American democracy. In this election, record numbers of voters turned out to cast their ballots, with very few voting irregularities. A record number of young people turned…

And I think the vast majority of scientists are pursuing and using this technology for the advancement of common good.

the importance of standards and norms to address this issue.

Well, great. I certainly want to thank all four of our witnesses for their service to our country.

As we are spending that, how can we do that in a very strategic way that allows us to start building the surveillance tools, and what should those tools look like?

But let's get through this in a more resilient way and a stronger way, and a way that we can protect against the next pandemic or future bio threats.

The friendship on the people-to-people relationship or legislator-to-legislator relationship is one of our finest alliances.

I do not want this to be like a eulogy because I hope you are not leaving the scene and you will continue to be a resource for all of us and continue your strong advocacy for U.S. global leadership.

I, once again, urge support of this commonsense, important legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I, too, also want to recognize the bipartisan nature of this bill. It shows what we can do when we get together. I recognize the hard work of the staff from the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Mr. Speaker, I have no additional…

It does occur to me that multilateralism, working with our like-minded colleagues in countries like Korea, Japan, Australia, India, and taking a multilateral approach.

One of the greatest strengths of the United States lies in our values, including our respect for democratic and human rights.

We welcome criticism and feedback just as our partners around the world and in the region should also recognize and welcome our feedback and criticism.

I think what we can try to do when democracy has a chance, when it has its moment and there is a moment where there is some more--there is hope, that government needs to deliver and we need to help it deliver the goods--economic goods…

We saw the Philippines devolve from an imperfect democracy into a country where democratic values are barely adhered to.

We've seen a government in Burma--Myanmar--installed in part because of human rights concerns around the world.