Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I would first like to begin by thanking Chairman Thornberry and Ranking Member Smith and Chairwoman Stefanik for their tireless work on this bill. It is a good work product, and I am very proud to be associated with it and be supporting it. I would also like to thank the Armed Services Committee staff for their contributions for another successful and bipartisan NDAA, in particular, Lindsay, Pete, Kevin, and Neve. I want to recognize Kathryn Mitchell, my MLA on my staff, along with my two fellows, Sean and John, for their contributions and support during the time we put together this mark. I am extremely pleased with the Emerging Threats and Capabilities portion of the NDAA. I want to congratulate Chairwoman Stefanik. This is her first NDAA as chairwoman, and it was a pleasure working with her in a strong bipartisan way. The conference agreement preserves important steps forward when it comes to cyber, information operations, and advanced technologies, and it provides support to our special operators and their families. When it comes to cyber, the bill requires the Department of Defense to conduct a cyber posture review to ensure we have appropriate authorities and policies in place to allow our forces to operate successfully in cyberspace.…”