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I want to thank the gentleman. He is a member of the Intelligence Committee and has played a very productive and constructive role. As he said, his constituents have brought these concerns to him. He worked with the ranking member and me…
I want to thank the gentleman from California for bringing forward this thoughtful amendment. He worked closely with the committee to ensure that the language did not disrupt the intent of the bill. I am prepared to accept the amendment. I…
I claim the time in opposition, although I am not opposed to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from California is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.
As I have no other speakers, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Nunes). The amendment was…
I offer this amendment to make certain technical changes to the bill. These changes will align several sections of the bill, including the authorization for the use of defensive measures and the liability protections, with the Committee on…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 5, beginning line 16, strike ``in accordance with'' and insert ``under''. Page 9, line 2, strike ``and…
At this time I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. McCaul), the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, who, without his strong leadership and support, we wouldn't be at this juncture today getting a bill passed today and…
Over the last several years, cyber attacks have become a pressing concern for the United States. Anthem, Home Depot, Sony, Target, JPMorgan Chase, and other companies have been subject to major attacks, resulting in the compromise of…
I thank the gentleman for yielding. I thanked you in my opening statement, Mr. Ruppersberger, but without your leadership and former Chairman Rogers' leadership on this bill, we would not be here today. I am encouraged not only by your…
At this time I would like to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Westmoreland), who also is the chairman of the Subcommittee on NSA and Cybersecurity for the House Intelligence Committee.
Listening to the rhetoric that is coming from the other side, I am reminded of the old saying about the Soviet Union: if you tell a lie long enough, eventually people will believe you. There is hardly anything coming from the other side of…
So what we are doing here now is, we have been working diligently with Senator Feinstein and Senator Boxer, but you have one of the Senators decide that she didn't want to come up with a solution. We got the bill from being permanent down…
I thank the gentleman from Idaho, my good friend. I just want to echo what you were saying, Mr. Simpson, that Tom Latham actually is a guy who came here, doesn't seek the limelight, but seeks to get things done. It is tough for me to say…
I would like to thank the gentleman from Wisconsin. At this time, Mr. Speaker, we have one final speaker left. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Schweikert).
I would like to thank the gentleman from Arizona for his kind words. Mr. Speaker, in closing, I want to say a special thanks to Chairman Dave Camp, Ranking Member Levin, all the Ways and Means staff that worked on this legislation. This is…
I too would like to thank the gentleman for making this truly one of the few bipartisan bills that has no opposition, where we come together for the right reasons to get something done for the benefit of all of our communities, especially…
First, I would like to thank the chairman and ranking member for their support of this amendment. And I will be very quick here. This base is a very important location for us in the middle of the Atlantic. Over the last decade, we have…
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…
Before I yield to my friend from Pennsylvania again, I just want to say that as someone who used to work in the fields, I would much prefer an expatriate plan over ObamaCare. At this time, I will yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from…
I will close, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. The need for this bill wasn't conceived by opponents of the Affordable Care Act or ObamaCare. The Obama administration and the army of regulators acknowledged there is a problem…
At this time, I yield myself 15 seconds. Mr. Speaker, I would like to submit a letter from the American Benefits Council, a letter from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and also a letter from CHCC, Corporate Health Care Coalition. American…
At this time, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Dent).
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