On the recordJanuary 12, 2026
I rise in support of Mr. Lawler's bill, the Remote Access Security Act. Mr. Speaker, America is at a critical juncture in our technology policy. Do we want to allow our adversaries to weaponize American technology? Do we want them to dominate us militarily and economically in the future? Do we want to create a dystopian world and make everyday Americans subservient to the Chinese Communist Party and their affiliates, or do we want to make a decisive stand to stop some of the most advanced technologies from being used against us in every facet of our lives? Loopholes currently available in U.S. export control allow the CCP and others to gain a competitive advantage over American companies, especially when it comes to cloud services for technologies that would otherwise not be accessible in physical form. In other words, and in plain English, you can't buy it, so you shouldn't be able to rent it either. The Remote Access Security Act fixes this problem by giving the administration--all administrations--the authority and flexibility to restrict China's cloud-based access to our most advanced AI technologies.
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