John Katko

I encourage Mr. Mina never to let your guard down and always follow any problems with these systems and make it better because in the end, we are all going to benefit.

I see the biometric technology filling a similar role. It is going to help law enforcement.

I commend all of my colleagues for their probing questions because it is important, but I will make this general observation based on my time as a prosecutor.

A letter was sent February 5, 2020, which was yesterday, to New York State saying why Homeland Security can no longer have New York driver's licenses as part of the formula for the Trusted Traveler Program.

It is, to me, the biggest concern I have, is the vulnerability to this country from cyber attacks.

I think the consensus is, is that the easiest and most, perhaps, effective way to fight back for state actors that are bad actors, or individuals across the globe that are bad actors, is cyber attacks.

I urge adoption of my amendment, but I will note that my colleague from Hawaii is right in that this needs to be properly administered if it is, in fact, made into law. One of the problems we have in the Great Lakes in general is the high…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 49, after line 24, insert the following: (G) Projects to assess the impact on coastal resiliency of…

I thank my colleague from Hawaii. I urge adoption of my amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York (Mr. Katko). The amendment was agreed to…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 91, after line 14, insert the following: (7) harmful algal bloom development research; The Acting…

You can't fix a problem until you raise the awareness.

Having the paper trail and going back and doing the spot checks, to me, is the only way to really ensure the integrity of the numbers and the tabulations.

The risk-limiting audit is a great tool to go back and do.

I just--for the life of me, I can't understand why.

Social media has become a haven for false information regarding Election Day procedures and misinformation of candidates.

Disinformation campaigns engineered by Russia have sown political discord within our election process.

Securing our elections remains one of the most pressing issues our country faces today.

I will say publicly I will--given the scrutiny, I will fly it as soon as it is allowed to go back in the air.

I hope you understand we are taking this very, very seriously.

I want to forewarn TSA that, if that deadline is not met, there is going to be a lot of problems from this committee.

These threats are persistent, complex and on the rise, and cybersecurity must constantly evolve in order to provide protection.

During my time as a Federal prosecutor, I saw first-hand how criminals evolved and adapted to changes.

I was proud to introduce H.R. 3657 earlier this Congress with Representative Hank Johnson of Georgia.

This is a quintessentially bipartisan issue, and we should get together on this and stop the discussion.

And if we continue to ignore it and not make those investments, then what we are doing is saying it is going to be OK to put our economy in continued decline because we don't have adequate infrastructure for the movement of goods across…