Ted Yoho: “Woman, I stand in support of an amendment I have offered to the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence…”

“Woman, I stand in support of an amendment I have offered to the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act. I would like to thank Representative Nunes and Representative Schiff for their work on this important legislation. My proposed amendment includes within the report on 5G technology, the threat to the national security of the United States posed by telecommunication companies that are subject to the jurisdiction of a foreign adversary; namely, China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, and Syria. This will cover threats from acquisitions, importations, transfers, or use of communications technology by any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States that involved technology designed, developed or controlled by a foreign adversary. As globalization continues to shape the world we live in, it is increasingly important that the United States prioritizes the security of our cyber networks and infrastructure. Today, China controls over 60 percent of the 5G networks in the world. In 2012, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence deemed telecommunication companies, Huawei and ZTE national security threats. Seven years later, these companies continue to harm and undermine U.S. cybersecurity interests. Should the U.S. continue to let these companies and others like them continue to proliferate our networks, we are putting the security of our citizens at risk and our national security.…”