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“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 2066, the DHS Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program Act of 2019. I want to commend the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Gallagher) for introducing this legislation. The goal of H.R. 2066 is to establish a robust rotation program for intelligence analysts across the Department of Homeland Security. As a former intelligence officer, Representative Gallagher certainly understands the value of robust, interagency intelligence cooperation. This legislation addresses specific shortfalls within the Department of Homeland Security where the different component intelligence offices do not reliably coordinate and analysts from one agency are rarely detailed to another. This bill was originally introduced last Congress and received overwhelming bipartisan support. I urge my colleagues to support the bill. Mr. Speaker, establishing a rotation program for intelligence analysts from individual DHS component intelligence offices is essential for building a robust DHS intelligence enterprise. I applaud Congressman Gallagher for his work on this issue, and I want to thank Chairman Thompson and Ranking Member Mike Rogers for bringing this bill to the floor. Mr. Speaker, I urge support for the measure, and I yield back the balance of my time.”