His commitment to bipartisanship and his commitment to the work of this committee has been uplifting.

My hope is that swift implementation will yield important security benefits, eliminate duplicative reporting frameworks, and encourage harmonization across the interagency.

The consequences can be deadly. An OT disruption could hurt our communities, our economy, and even our National security.

The United States desperately needs to revamp its playbook for critical infrastructure cybersecurity.

I would like to thank the witnesses for participating in today's hearing on securing the industrial control systems at the heart of our Nation's critical infrastructure.

I thank you once again. I thank our witnesses for your valuable testimony and the Members for their questions.

The U.S. has the technology and the knowledge to secure these systems but has not prioritized the resources to do so.

With each passing day, we see the pace of innovation accelerate exponentially.

There is broad agreement that [AI] has security applications that could enable network defenders to automate threat detection and prioritize response.

As the global competition for quantum supremacy continues, the United States must not only work to innovate in this space but proactively mitigate against threats posed by adversaries.

For years, I have been extremely concerned by the potential harms posed by deepfakes where AI-enabled synthetic images or recordings appear to be authentic, making it difficult for viewers to distinguish between reality and disinformation.