Political Quotes

“In closing, the legislation under consideration today is a product of bipartisan, bicameral negotiations. It has two parts: the core bill, which addresses the overall direction of Federal physical security and cybersecurity technology research and development efforts for protecting critical infrastructure; and the Clarke cybersecurity workforce amendment. The language in both parts went through regular order and was approved by the House. Therefore, I urge passage of H.R. 2952. Before I yield back, in case Ms. Clarke leaves, our committee has the unfortunate task next year of losing the chair and ranking member of this fine subcommittee, and I want to personally say that I really appreciate the manner in which they worked together on not just hearings but bringing forth good legislation to the full committee and, ultimately, this legislation we are dealing with today. So, I compliment both of them and we will miss them. I yield back the balance of my time.”