I am very proud of the work the Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems has done on this legislation. It is our subcommittee's job to get cutting-edge technologies into the hands of our warfighters as…

I have an amendment at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end of title LVIII of division E the following: SEC. 58___. ADMISSION OF ESSENTIAL…

We have before us a concept that already exists in law, that already has that authority with the Director of the CIA. This bill before us would allow this authority to be exercised now by the Secretary of Defense for only 10 individuals, I…

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I want to know how is the Air Force thinking about other capabilities, like cyber, space, conventional capability, et cetera, when it comes to integrated deterrence.

Yeah. Absolutely critical going forward.

I think they are all important. They all need work, as you know, from our other hearings as well.

We are seeing a version of integrated deterrence every day in the way Russia is being bogged down in Ukraine.

I also believe China is watching and getting the message as well that you shouldn't be messing with us.

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If we are not failing, we are not learning.

I couldn't agree more.

I thank Ranking Member Banks for his partnership in holding these hearings with us.

Well, I certainly think that DIU deserves our support. It certainly has mine and we want to continue to leverage the model that they bring to the table and engaging with these small innovative companies.

As we know, directed energy weapons, such as lasers and high-powered microwaves, can effectively engage a variety of threats with speed, flexibility, precision, and on a low cost-per-shot basis.

I have been a big fan of the electromagnetic railgun program for a very long time, and was very disappointed to see that the Navy has opted to pause this program in FY23.

Despite this, the FY23 budget request has cut all funding for a critical directed energy effort--specifically the Diode-Pumped Alkali Laser (DPAL)--despite its recent history of success, and the proven value DE technologies provide to our…

This has got to be a priority for us and I hope that it will continue to be so.

We have heard multiple concerns about the state of the Navy's cyber forces, and the Secretary's 28 pages of written testimony for today's event--meant to reflect the highest priorities of the Navy--doesn't mention cyber once.

Many would agree this is the greatest national security threat that we face or one of them that we face in the 21st century.

I'm very proud that our Nation's finest nuclear submarines are built right in the great State of Rhode Island.

I am not certain that a plan which aims to fix a supposedly urgent problem by 2027 demonstrates that the Navy takes cyber seriously.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act. In the spring of 1941, Congress passed the Lend-Lease Act, which allowed the United States to rapidly deliver…

I have a vastly different view on your service and the performance you and your people are undertaking and doing over at DHS.

We are disseminating information to the secretaries of state, we are counseling them and providing resources to ensure better physical security.