Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 4741, and I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, the Securing Global Telecommunications Act, bipartisan legislation that I introduced with Representative Young Kim of California, will preserve America's global leadership in tech and telecom and protect the safety and integrity of our networks. {time} 1945 Mr. Speaker, the devices we use every day, cell phones, tablets, and computers, connect to increasingly advanced mobile networks that depend upon a nearly invisible set of internationally agreed-upon standards. However, in recent years, our adversaries and competitors, Russia and China, have tried to maximize their influence over international bodies like the International Telecommunication Union, the ITU, to shape new technology standards to their liking. They are determined to dominate the future of critical technologies, like 5G and AI, by giving their companies, such as Huawei and ZTE, an unfair advantage. This effort goes beyond boosting their businesses. It is about controlling a strategic domain, which could threaten our own security. Failing to secure our communications infrastructure and networks could open the door to data theft, surveillance, and malicious threats against Americans. That is why the U.S. and our allies must remain alert to this pressing threat and work together to counter it. We must also make it easier to deploy more secure and reliable tech and telecom infrastructure.…”