I claim time in opposition to the amendment; however, I do not oppose the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.
Dutch Ruppersberger
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Dutch Ruppersberger is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Maryland's 2nd congressional district since 2003. A member of the Democratic Party, he has focused on issues such as national security, economic development, and education throughout his tenure. Ruppersberger has been involved in various legislative initiatives and has served on several committees, including the House Intelligence Committee.
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan will be postponed. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 5 printed in House…
I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona will be postponed. Amendment No. 7 Offered by Mr. Amash The Acting CHAIR. It is now…
First of all, I do want to thank the chairman for working with us in a bipartisan way to protect our country from this very serious threat of cyberattacks. As the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, people often ask me what…
May I ask how much time we have on both sides? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has 8 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Michigan has 10\1/2\ minutes remaining.
Now the Precision Tracking Space System I believe is a necessity for our country, especially so we are not outgunned by the Irans, the South Koreas, the rogue states.
If in fact this system were not funded and we would stop the system 2 years in, do you feel it would affect our national security?
I think another major issue that we've addressed in this bill is the issue of space. Years ago, when we went to the Moon, the whole country understood how important space was to the national defense of our country, and, in those days…
I think we really need to discuss the issue of cybersecurity. Cyberthreat is the one thing I think that keeps a lot of us on the Intelligence Committee up at night, how serious a threat it is to our country--we're being attacked on a…
I do want to acknowledge the Technical and Tactical Subcommittee and the work done by Mr. Heck and also Mr. Schiff. I have served with Mr. Schiff for years on the Intelligence Committee, and he has been very focused on the technical area…
I think it's extremely important that we look back where we've come from since 9/11. During 9/11, or before 9/11, we had agencies, intelligence agencies that just were not working together. There was not a teamwork approach. And, as a…





