Andre Carson: “First, I thank Chairman Schiff and Ranking Member Nunes for their work on the Intelligence Authorization Act this year.…”

“First, I thank Chairman Schiff and Ranking Member Nunes for their work on the Intelligence Authorization Act this year. It is always a pleasure to serve under Chairman Schiff's leadership. Without it, the Intelligence Committee would not have been able to pass such a strong bill out of committee. I rise today, Mr. Chair, in support of an amendment that I have offered to the underlying bill text. This amendment will help the United States protect the integrity of its economic supply chain infrastructure. I am pleased that my good friend Representative Elise Stefanik has joined me in cosponsoring this amendment. Today, businesses and organizations in the United States face an array of distinct and stealthy threats. The American supply chain is under repeated attack from foreign intelligence services, cyber hackers, and sophisticated criminal enterprises. Unfortunately, experienced adversaries often exploit vulnerabilities in American companies' technological infrastructure or weak links in their organizational supply chain so that they can steal their intellectual property, co-opt equipment from suppliers, damage software, or conduct surveillance. Moving forward, we must be more vigilant to stop them. The Carson-Stefanik amendment, Mr.…”