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Jim 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.

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Sep 28, 2015

The Guard is and will remain a critical pathway for the DOD to access expertise that it otherwise, frankly, could not afford.

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Sep 28, 2015

I have felt similar for quite some time and have had legislation in for years now calling for a director's position in the Executive Office of the President that has both policy and budgetary authority to reach across government to compel…

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Sep 28, 2015

Thank you to our witnesses for appearing before us today on the Department of Defense's new Cyber Strategy released in April 2015.

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Jul 29, 2015

Before I begin my remarks, it is my pleasure to yield to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the distinguished minority whip.

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Jul 27, 2015

I have great respect for their point of view, and I certainly believe that incentives are an avenue that we should explore.

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Jul 27, 2015

I fully agree that organizations, public and private, must do a better job adopting cybersecurity best practices.

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Jul 27, 2015

It is also abundantly clear that network administrators are not currently employing best practices.

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Jul 14, 2015

We have to invest in these types of efforts because if we are silent, then the only message they hear is the radical ones.

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Jul 7, 2015

It is foreseeable that once certain resources have been depleted the scene will be set for new wars.

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Jun 25, 2015

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 61, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $1,625,000)''. Page 62, lines 8 and 13, after each dollar…

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Jun 24, 2015

How important are verification and detection to detect cheating?

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Jun 23, 2015

We have to change the calculus so that our enemies or adversaries know that there is a cost to hacking our systems and stealing our data.

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Jun 23, 2015

Our adversaries or these hackers are eating our lunch, and we are not seeming to be able to stop it and not doing much about it.

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Jun 23, 2015

Well, I clearly agree that we should have some more international rules of the road. This isn't just a U.S. problem, but an international one.

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Jun 23, 2015

We have not yet said what is going to be our response to such intrusions.

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Jun 23, 2015

I think we have much more to do in cyber deterrence.

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Jun 23, 2015

I sincerely believe that we are going to keep seeing breaches of sensitive Government networks, unfortunately, until we start holding attackers accountable.

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Jun 23, 2015

I completely agree with you on the National cyber strategy.

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Jun 23, 2015

I guess for the record I want to express the recognition of our public servants who work very hard, but my absolute consternation and frustration that we are where we are today.

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Jun 23, 2015

I am enormously saddened for the millions of Federal workers in this recent incident that are now subjected to personal violations.

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Jun 23, 2015

I believe an effective strategy must be a coordinated, well thought out whole-of-government effort.

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Jun 23, 2015

Our comprehensive strategy to combat ISIL includes undercutting their flow of resources.

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Jun 23, 2015

We face a morass of gray when it comes to our menu of options.

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Jun 23, 2015

The ambitious U.S. strategy does not appear to be able to achieve the end state.

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Jun 23, 2015

We find ourselves in a very difficult circumstance when it comes to the interests of the United States and our allies.

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