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“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 1592, the Cybersecurity Skills Integration Act. As co-chair of the House Career and Technical Education Caucus, I am proud that we continue to provide the resources necessary to have a dominant and prosperous workforce. For instance, this past July, we authorized the Carl D. Perkins Act to advance career and technical education. We must continue developing a 21st century workforce to meet the technical demands our country is facing now and into the future. That is why, together with my friend, Congressman Jim Langevin, we have introduced a bill to help protect our sensitive data and critical infrastructure from bad actors. Our legislation directs the Department of Education to create a comprehensive grant program that integrates cybersecurity education into new and established postsecondary CTE programs. With more than 16 critical infrastructure sectors in our country, we must prepare our next generation of learners to have the most sophisticated and comprehensive educational programs to protect our Nation's most dire assets, systems, and networks. I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I thank Mr. Langevin for his work and leadership on this issue. ____________________”