Ted Deutch: “I thank my friend from the Philadelphia area who has introduced this important piece of legislation with Mr.…”

“I thank my friend from the Philadelphia area who has introduced this important piece of legislation with Mr. Fitzpatrick, another fine Representative from the Philadelphia sports- loving area, which gives me the opportunity on the House floor to claim my Pennsylvania roots and to congratulate the Philadelphia Eagles. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the U.S.-Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act introduced by Mr. Boyle and Mr. Fitzpatrick. I thank Chairman Royce for his ongoing leadership on this issue. The director of the CIA, Mike Pompeo, said last week that he has every expectation that Russia will again try to meddle in our elections. That should concern us. It should also concern us that the President has decided to ignore Congress and not impose sanctions against Russia. But Russia's attacks on the United States follow a playbook that they have used in their own region, most recently against Ukraine. In addition to rampant disinformation campaigns and political interference, Russia has launched numerous cyber attacks against Ukraine, including knocking out large swaths of its electrical grid in massive attacks. Those capabilities could one day be used against us here at home. That is why the U.S.-Ukraine Cybersecurity Cooperation Act is so important. The United States has an interest both in defending Ukraine from Russian aggression and in securing our own defenses.…”