Carlos Gimenez

I have long advocated for Federal agencies with responsibilities for port cybersecurity to do more to address potential cybersecurity threats related to Chinese-made equipment and technology.

We must remain vigilant in our fight against potential catastrophic events to our port infrastructure.

So can you imagine--can you imagine if the CCP, the PRC had all the information gathered, all the images gathered by 80 percent of the drones flying around?

AI can also be incredibly destructive. So the only defense that we're going to have against AI is AI.

AI has the potential to do incredible good. Unbelievable good.

Frankly, we cannot slow down AI, because our adversaries are not going to slow down where they are.

We also talked here about how we need to start to decouple.

That worries me too, that there may be Trojan horses all over the place we know nothing about.

But do you know for sure they're not uploading information back to the host?

Can you imagine if the CCP, the PRC had all the information gathered, all the images gathered by 80 percent of the drones flying around?

I worry about that from a very strategic perspective.

The only defense that we're going to have against AI is AI.

We cannot slow down AI, because our adversaries are not going to slow down.

We may not have the same solutions or maybe an iteration of solutions, but we're on the same path.

I think we need to get that word out.

I have two things I'm concerned about. No. 1, if the CCP decides not to replace with replacement parts or spare parts when they break down, it could hurt our ability to provide commerce.

I would certainly hope that whatever technology you buy, any computers you buy, any printers you buy, etc., are American-made and not made in China.

Since your Department awarded a multibillion-dollar contract in June 2022 to a foreign-owned company...

So these numbers reflect abject failure at the border. So somebody has to take responsibility for it.

Did you advise the President on his first day to rescind and then issue Executive Orders in the Department of Homeland Security?

Whatever we need to spend on defense is what we need to spend on defense.

The drug crisis in our country is unsustainable and is a direct result of the failed policies this administration has pursued

I want to recognize the efforts of Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay and our brave sheriff's deputies for their tireless work to assist Federal authorities throughout this migrant crisis impacting the Florida Keys.

The drug crisis in our county--in our country is unsustainable and is a direct result of failed policies this administration has pursued.

The Biden administration's policies have caused unlawful migration to surge month after month, creating an unprecedented situation.