Summer Lee

My home State of Texas has been significantly affected by the proliferation of synthetic drugs.

People are marketing synthetic drugs to our children with colorful packaging covered with cartoon characters.

Kush is the street name for the most popular illegal substance in Houston right now.

This is a very important hearing. I want to thank each of the witnesses; Mr. Milione and Mr. Smith, Mr. Eckhardt, and certainly Dr. Nichols.

It is disappointing that we are here exploring the validity executive actions that clearly fall within the boundaries of well-established executive powers.

Boko Haram have killed and burned mosques and churches and homes and schools, and they also have recruited.

I have H.R. 528, which I would like to bring to the committee's attention, and whether we could have a hearing.

I think it has been 2 years that Congresswoman Wilson and I have been joined at the hip going from one ocean to the next on this issue.

I will not pretend to answer the gentleman's question, but I do think it lays on the table a moment for the minority to be able to respond.

It is similar. And I thank you for that.

I still think that majority has failed to reach out or obtain any direct information or witnesses from the affected health care exchanges or immigration agency tasked with implementing the program.

I think one of the things that I want to restate for the record is the large gap of response by Congress.

Yes, Britain is our ally, but they do not have a First Amendment.

I just do not think that is the way this should work.

It makes this hearing very important, Mr. Chairman.

The United States critical infrastructure is already dependent on our Nation's cyber networks and systems.

We most definitely do not recommend the use of backdoors in really any situation.

I think it would be helpful for us to be aware, policymakers, about these attacks.

I think our committee made a very important step when we passed the Cybersecurity Information-Sharing Act of 2015.

Last year, this committee and Congress acted in a bipartisan manner to pass critical cybersecurity legislation that enhanced the ability of the Department of Homeland Security to work with the private sector and other Federal civilian…

There are critical cybersecurity issues that our Nation must face to ensure the protection of critical infrastructure and vital computer communication networks.

The Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee, a Representative in Congress From the State of Texas:

I would like to leave the record with indicating that the map coloration, the bleeding of Boko Haram is outside the borders of Nigeria and so they are terrorizing many of the surrounding countries.

We need to find some flexibility where we can work with those resources and those military resources in a way that says that we mean business in the terms of the security of those areas.

Boko Haram attention needs to be enhanced. It took great pride in associating itself with ISIL. It is as dangerous or worse as my colleague has said.