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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 would like to yield to the gentleman from Virginia, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Congressman Goodlatte, as much time as he may consume. And I would also like to thank him personally for working closely with us on this bill to…
I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Schakowsky), who is a senior member of our committee and has worked very hard on this issue.
I support Chairman Rogers' amendment to make a technical change to correct our personal records provision and retain the privacy protections that we had in our bill upon the introduction. I yield back the balance of my time.
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…
Our bill now enables companies and the government to have the option to hire independent contractors to handle cyber threat information. It helps bring talented people into our cybersecurity workforce; it provides jobs; it is good for our…
Chairman Rogers and I are here today to discuss the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, known as CISPA. The bill simply allows the government to give cyber threat intelligence to the private sector to protect its networks from…
I now yield 2 minutes to a senior member of our committee who worked very hard on this bill, the gentleman from California (Mr. Thompson). He's been with us for the last 3 years attempting to pass a bill that will help our country and…
How much time do I have remaining? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has 10 minutes remaining.
Woman, I yield 2 minutes to a great Member from the State of Illinois (Mr. Enyart).
I thank the gentleman for yielding. This amendment increases the privacy and civil liberties protections in our bill; therefore, I urge a ``yes'' on Congressman Connolly's amendment.
I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Alabama (Ms. Sewell). Is it ``Roll Tide''? She is an outstanding new member of the Intelligence Committee. She's smart. She works hard. She's very dynamic, and she is our closer today.
The bill would facilitate the sharing of cyber intelligence between the government and the private sector.
At this time, we have one speaker. We're waiting for more; but if they don't come, we'll move on.
I yield myself such time as I may consume. First, I do want to acknowledge the work that has been done by Dennis Kucinich as a Member of Congress. Dennis and I don't always philosophically agree, but I respect that he has a good point of…
I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, there's been talk about the FISA Amendments Act as a backdoor collection on Americans and does not sufficiently protect civil liberties. This is not the case. We are all Americans. We…
How much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland has 5 minutes remaining, and the gentleman from Michigan has 2 minutes remaining.
Can I ask how much time each side has remaining? The CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has 15 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Michigan has 18 minutes remaining.
I'm proud that the bill under consideration has an emphasis on supporting counterintelligence resources. Last year, the chairman and I made it a priority to review the community's counterintelligence posture after learning more about the…
First, I support this amendment as a continuation of the work that we have begun in Congress as an attempt to focus our intelligence community and the executive Agencies to this important threat that my friend and colleague has made.
This week, the House of Representatives is expected to take up a bill reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a traditionally noncontroversial bill that improves the investigation and prosecution of violent crimes against…
I rise to claim time in opposition, but I do not oppose the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Maryland is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.
I have no more speakers, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. First thing, there were some comments that I would like to respond to. First thing, this bill does not allow the wholesale violation of privacy rights. This bill is…
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.
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