The realities of 2020 make clear that a comprehensive whole-of-Nation approach to cybersecurity is necessary, but--is a necessity, but we do not yet have one.

It is time we seize the initiative. It is time we set the agenda, pushing back on our competitors and shaping their behavior by improving our resilience and in strengthening the cyber ecosystem.

I would argue that both the coronavirus pandemic and a significant cyber-attack require a whole of nation response effort.

I reject that cynical view. I believe that if we come together in a nonpartisan fashion to implement the Solarium Commission recommendations, we can alter the trend that sees our cyber risk grow year after year.

I think he sold the President a bill of goods by eliminating the position. I think he did a disservice to the President.

It is essential because cybersecurity permeates every aspect of our society and every aspect of our Government.

I have come to the conclusion that we need a strong position along the lines of a National Cyber Director.

I support, for example, the administration's new guidance on cyber, NSPM-13, so we are more forward leaning.

John Bolton was the first person really in an administration to take us backward when he eliminated the cybersecurity coordinator position.

This position has to cover all of the aspects of cybersecurity and not just some of them.

It would be very easy to get something wrong and to end up with something that does take up bureaucratic bandwidth.

I certainly feel that that is the most effective way to both prevent and also respond to a cyber incident of significant consequence.