They thought a rig couldn't sink, and as a result they never had to put in place the response.

I yield back the balance of my time with the urging of an ``aye'' vote by the Members. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) that the House suspend the rules and…

I thank the gentleman from Michigan for working with the majority in such a cooperative fashion. National defense is an area where we should be trying to cooperate, and this bill is a preeminent example of that happening in this Congress…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5026) to amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense of the United States from cybersecurity and other…

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material in the Record. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Right now, Mr. Speaker, America's electric grid is vulnerable to cyber or other attacks by terrorists or hostile countries. Our adversaries are actively probing these weaknesses and…

Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the chairman of the full Energy and Commerce Committee, the gentleman from the State of California (Mr. Waxman).

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Barrow), to whom Chairman Waxman has already made reference. Mr. Barrow is probably the longest-standing Member who has been working on this issue.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Langevin), who, in the last Congress, was the chair of what is now the Emerging Threats Subcommittee on the Homeland Security Committee. I have worked with him under…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The GRID Act has three basic components. First, it establishes Federal authority to address emergency situations. If the President identifies an imminent threat to the bulk power…

It took weeks of arm-twisting to get them to release the video of the leak to lawmakers.