Steve Lynch

I think that legislation has to include not just protections but real enforcement.

I would like to ask unanimous consent to submit Massachusetts Senate Resolution 1385 and Massachusetts House Resolution 1538. This is the legislation that would put a moratorium on facial recognition in my state of Massachusetts.

It is not just the state surveillance we have to think about.

If you listen to FBI Director Wray, he has said that looking at the data from 2018, the midterms, that he felt that the Russians and others were using that as sort of a prep.

There are enough conspiracy theorists out there to damage the integrity just domestically, never mind foreign interference.

That worries me that--I mean, certainly, I probably didn't agree with anything that those members were----

One of the biggest problems was a lack of cooperation between the public and the private sectors in 2016.

We were too slow to act on this, we should have seen it, we were slow to act on it.

We expect answers in that regard.

Can I ask you to work with your top people and give me a budget of what you need to get your job done?

What do you need? What do you need specifically, as specifically as possible?

I don't doubt that you are doing the best you can under the circumstances.

First of all, I want to rise in support of H.R. 5, Mr. Cicilline's bill, the Equality Act. I rise today as a Christian. Mr. Speaker, this bill will extend the legal protections provided by the Equal Protection Clause of the United States…

I have another amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 50, after line 2, insert the following section: SEC. 205. GAO REPORT. Not later than one year…

I think I have said enough. It is a technical amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

My amendment would extend by 1 year the deadline by which States may apply for Federal grant assistance to set up State-based health insurance markets, moving the deadline from December 31, 2022, to December 31, 2023. {time} 1630 My…

I believe I have a couple of amendments at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 42, beginning on line 6, strike ``December 31, 2022'' and insert ``December 31…

I think the States have a role to play.

I thank the gentlewoman for her leadership on the committee and on this issue and for yielding me this time. The opportunity that we have today here to present the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Act is a very important moment. I also…

We have to get this right, and I trust you will do that.

This cannot happen again.

This is a devastating pair of accidents here, and my heart and my prayers go out to all the victims and their families.

The CARE Act will finally start treating the opioid epidemic like the public health emergency it is, and it will help people in red states, blue states, and purple states who are suffering without adequate access to treatment.

That is why every Democratic member of the committee joined together yesterday to introduce the CARE Act, which stands for the Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act.

We must do better. We have to fight harder. The opioid crisis is the most devastating health emergency our Nation has faced in over a generation, and we need a bold strategy to meet this challenge head on.