We have already received complaints in the State of Nebraska about an entity that was all privately funded, business, now has competition laid over it with government subsidized broadband.

I would respectfully state that I disagree, and I think, frankly, putting an agency in charge of developing rules, even with collaboration, is dooming that industry.

It is certainly quite a learning curve from both the Speaker's task force and the task force that Anna and I have been lucky enough to oversee.

That is interesting considering that most economists state that the reduction of imports is due to a recession where people used less.

Homeland Security under my personal view has been a disaster. And to put them in charge of cybersecurity of any critical infrastructure scares the hell out of me frankly.

I believe that most of my colleagues on this committee share my optimism that a collaborative, active cyber defense capability is actually achievable.

Any sort of legislative effort to provide overbroad regulation or certification regimes will surely come with unintended consequences.

I find this to be the most vital guiding principle in considering how to enhance our Nation's cybersecurity.

Of course, one of the cornerstone responsibilities of this Committee is finding--determining reliability of our electricity delivery system.

I think maybe the screws were ratcheted a little too tightly and we may have to review that order.

There is only one silver bullet that exists to prevent cyber crimes. That is to completely disconnect your computer from any network.