I thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in strong support of the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. COVID-19 is a crisis with few parallels in world history. Yet I have been amazed by the resilience of my…
James Langevin
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James R. Langevin is a former U.S. Representative from Rhode Island, serving from January 3, 2001, to January 15, 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Langevin was the first quadriplegic to serve in the U.S. Congress, having been injured in a shooting accident at the age of 16. Throughout his tenure, he focused on issues such as cybersecurity, disability rights, and health care. Langevin served on several committees, including the House Armed Services Committee and the House Committee on Education and Labor.
I am very concerned about the cuts to CISA's budget proposed by the administration.
I was very proud to be a part of that commission as well, chaired by Senator King and Representative Gallagher, and I am very proud of the final product that is being released today.
The military has done a commendable job of training our counterparts in the SOUTHCOM region.
I look forward to continuing to collaborate with you on these--on this important topic.
We are starting now to do election support, an enduring mission, as our Secretary has talked about.
Hopefully, that is going to be addressed in the supplemental that Congress is dealing with, and we will have a mechanism for that.
I apologize to everyone for being late. We just left the Vice President giving a briefing on the coronavirus issue to the Democratic Caucus.
I am concerned that the President's fiscal year 2021 cyber budget signals in select places that we can sacrifice defensive programs.
I am just deeply disappointed that administrator's budget continues to de-prioritize these desperately needed investments.





