Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Louisiana for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today in staunch support of the bipartisan Secure Equipment Act of 2021. Hoosiers back home in my home State of Indiana rely heavily on telecom companies to connect them with the critical services they need, particularly healthcare through telehealth. When foreign adversaries, like Communist China, try to prey upon these companies, they are in turn attempting to prey upon hardworking Americans like my constituents. That is why I am proud today to join my colleagues in supporting this vital legislation that would ensure the Federal Government prevents any further Chinese state-backed equipment from being used here in the United States. This bill is vital to our national security, and I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support it.”