On the recordMay 25, 2011
First of all, I want to thank the gentleman from Texas for his kind comments and supportive comments of the work I've done on cybersecurity. And likewise, I want to acknowledge his leadership and the cooperation that we've had on this issue and many others both on the Armed Services Committee and the House Intelligence Committee. I clearly respect the work the gentleman has done, his passion and hard work on protecting the Nation on cyber, and I look forward to our continued work together. {time} 2040 I would, of course, just respectfully disagree that we should hold off and actually take steps to act on this critical issue now. I have worked on, as the gentleman has noted, and have studied this issue for quite some time. I know that this is a moving target, moving faster than what we are prepared for right now in terms of how we are organized and how we are defending ourselves. We are too vulnerable. Our enemies are too aggressive and too far ahead. We need to get better organized and have a more effective response. This amendment would clearly get us further down the road in terms of where we need to be in terms of protecting ourselves. With that, I would urge my colleagues to support it, and I yield back the balance of my time.
