Political Quotes

“I thank Chairman Doyle and Ranking Member Latta, as well as Representative Flores, for all of their work and the work of the Energy and Commerce Committee. It is essential that the United States be at the forefront of the deployment and development of 5G technologies. 5G is the infrastructure that will allow our country to be the leader in the 21st century economy. There is fundamental importance of internet connectivity across the country for both metropolitan and rural areas, highlighting both cities and rural areas, and this is a need that telecom technology must be developed in a practical but secure way. In a district like mine, we have urban, suburban, and rural, so we look out for all of these different areas. The equipment and services in U.S. communications networks provide critical infrastructure for 5G deployment, making them appealing targets for foreign adversaries. For these companies in particular, experts have noted that China has ``the means, opportunity, and motive to use telecommunications companies for malicious purposes.'' We have seen this problem in Chinese telecom chips made by companies like Huawei and other supply chain security issues that have been making news as of late. We started local efforts in Florida's Ninth Congressional District, along with the University of Central Florida and others, to produce components that are tamper-resistant sensors developed at national foundries, like the BRIDG facility in central Florida.…”