James Lankford

We have talked for years about having a cyber doctrine, a clear set of lines and boundaries...

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

This continues to accelerate.

No, it should not. And we'll actually do oversight to make sure it does not.

The transition of the FBI director, obviously if they lose trust to the American people and in the administration, that's a serious issue.

He didn't mention it all when I brought it up to him.

Why right now? Why at this moment?

On May 4, 2017, President Trump issued an Executive Order to direct the Attorney General to issue guidance interpreting religious liberty protections in Federal law.

You understand that you're not only the CIA's lawyer, but you're the first line of defense for the American people in protecting their constitutional rights.

The American people are also counting on having a really good lawyer in the middle of it that's able to push back and to be able to say, no, that is something that violates constitutional rights and freedoms.

This is one of those ongoing issues. As you go through this process, when you get to that spot, just know this committee is thinking about cyber doctrine a lot.

I always like to be able to remind people that for the folks that serve with the CIA, they don't wear uniforms, they serve all around the world, they don't get parades, they don't get recognition.

That is not surprising in some ways, but it is stunning.

I would encourage Congress to encourage CMS to act more quickly.

It has passed unanimously in the House.

Every taxpayer should be able to pull this information.

What you have done in the duplication work is phenomenal.

There are tens of billions of additional dollars that are still on the table that could be implemented.

I look forward to continuing to work with Congress, and I look forward to continuing to work with the Executive Branch.

What can the Congress do? Give us a list.

A wall goes up, and then you saw the very significant drop in illegal crossings at that spot--as well as vehicles and people.

So other than this one, but give me an example of what it means to have a cyber attack that we can communicate to the American people, this is not just a nuisance hacker stealing information, this is an attack from a foreign government on…

I'm confident that APT28, the hacking group, is in fact sponsored by the government, the Russian government.

I would attribute the Russian government to the breaches.

So this started in 2008, 2009 time period, as you've cited before with your previous timeline.