Nydia M. Velazquez: “Let me take this opportunity to thank the chairman, Mr. Chabot; his staff; and all the members of the Small Business…”

“Let me take this opportunity to thank the chairman, Mr. Chabot; his staff; and all the members of the Small Business Committee for working in a bipartisan manner. Mr. Speaker, we continue to hear about cyber breaches and unauthorized data collection. Cybersecurity must be our Nation's top priority, especially as it pertains to the health of our small business community. The Small Business Committee has taken steps to leverage the Small Business Administration's network of resource partners to assist in education and development of cyber infrastructure. Clearly, we must do more to combat rogue nation-states and cybercriminals. The key lies in a properly trained workforce at our small business development centers who are tasked in educating, developing, and implementing cybersecurity measures for small companies of all kinds. H.R. 3170, the Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act does this by creating a certification program at SBDCs to develop staff who are prepared to combat cyber attacks. Therefore, I urge my colleagues to vote for this bill. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.”