Yvette Clarke

Thank you Chairman Lungren for convening this hearing on the Science and Technology Directorate.

I believe that our knowledge, our capability, our skills will enable us to protect.

Let me thank you all for your answers. So many questions come to mind once you raise that question and then you get the answers, right?

I was unavoidably detained in my district and missed the votes on October 3, 2011. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 742, H.R. 686; rollcall No. 743, H.R. 765; and rollcall No. 744, H.R. 670…

The American people made it abundantly clear what they expected from the 112th Congress. They expect us to stop fighting each other and to do the right thing for the country. However, instead of doing that, the Republican majority has done…

Today I rise in opposition to H.R. 2587. This bill, which was rammed through committee without so much as a legislative hearing, does not create or protect jobs, in spite of its misleading title. What this bill does is give American…

I was unavoidably detained in my district and missed the vote on September 7, 2011. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 692, H. Con. Res. 67. ____________________

On the eve of the 10th anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks on our Nation, the possibility of another attack still casts an ominous shadow over the United States.

As a Member of this committee, and a New Yorker, I would like to emphasize the importance of fully implementing the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission.

Our first responders definitely need to be able to communicate with one another in times of crisis.

Even with the death of Osama bin Laden, we must continue our vigilance and the build-out of a robust defense as well strengthen our capacity to be resilient.

Our colleagues on the other side of the aisle have been in the majority for a full 29 weeks, and they still have not addressed the number one priority of the American people: jobs. The Republican majority has, instead, used the time and…

The enormous devastation that would result if terrorists use a nuclear weapon or nuclear materials successfully in a terrorist act requires us to do all we can to prevent them from entering or moving through the United States.

I commend Director Stern, for his energetic efforts to produce the GNDA Strategy by the end of 2010, and for moving quickly on the Joint Annual Interagency Review that was delivered to us just a few weeks ago.

I thank my good friend from Ohio for the time. Madam Speaker, the Republican majority would like the American people to believe that a near financial collapse never happened, never occurred. To hear the majority's narrative over the course…

I thank my colleague for the time. Mr. Speaker, the Republican majority has spent over 6 months of the American people's time making it abundantly clear what their priorities are not. The Republican majority does not have time to address…

The only question remaining is whether we have the will to solve them.

I am a Member of this committee because I want the rest of this country to learn from New York's experience.

We live in a world where it seems that everything relies on computers and the internet.

Private-sector involvement is crucial, as it collectively owns the vast majority of the Nation's cyber infrastructure.

The danger of both unintentional and intentional cyber attack is real.

We've come to recognize that public/private partnerships are a key component of securing our Nation's computer-reliant critical infrastructure.

It is important for the safety of our country to come together today in this joint hearing and to discuss the legislation of our colleague and former committee Member, Congressman Pascrell.

Those of us who represent high-density populations of the Northeast are acutely aware of our shared vulnerability, how a single weapon of mass destruction can devastate huge populations.

Let's protect our folks here at home.