Dutch Ruppersberger: “I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Chair, first, I want to agree with our chairman, and I said it before, that…”

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Chair, first, I want to agree with our chairman, and I said it before, that you have been one of the key players in developing legislation to protect our country. From the beginning, when those of us started working on this issue, probably 2006, you were there. You have a tremendous amount of expertise. You have been a great adviser to all of us, and also not only the Intelligence Committee, but the Armed Services Committee, and I appreciate all your work. I also support your amendment to include political subdivisions within the information, use, and protection requirements in our bill. Your amendment ensures that utility districts are not unnecessarily and unintentionally limited from protecting their own information. Therefore, I urge a ``yes'' vote on your amendment.”