Jim Langevin

I was pleased by the early attention paid to the issue of cybersecurity by the Obama administration.

I believe we remain vulnerable to a cyber attack against the electric grid that could cause severe damage to our critical infrastructure, our economy, our security and even American lives.

Sadly, the American people are the ones placed at risk when the owners of our critical infrastructure fail to prepare for the worst-case scenarios.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Rhode Island will be postponed. Amendment No. 50 Offered by Mr. Amash The Acting CHAIR. It…

I am particularly concerned about the chem-bio and, of that, probably the biological threats that we face because of dual-use technologies.

I have studied WMD issues and been involved with them for many years now, whether it is in my role in the Homeland Security Committee or in the Armed Services Committee or Intelligence Committee.

I firmly believe America is still vulnerable to a cyber attack against our electric grid.

I believe it is absolutely vital that we remain committed to projects such as the Ohio Replacement Program.

I want to thank each of you, Secretary Mabus, Admiral Roughead and General Amos for your testimony here today but most especially for all that you do to protect our nation.

I sympathize with my fellow panelist's comment that it becomes very, very scary if a government agency can take an action that would alter the controls of the power grid, because it is just a scary thought.

The Ranking Member Langevin has suggested we need firmer regulations and standards, and I agree with that

The threat is increasing in scope and scale, and its impact is difficult to overstate.

Since then, threats to our critical infrastructure have only grown, with news reports suggesting that there is interest by malicious actors in exploiting vulnerabilities in the U.S. power grid and other critical infrastructure.

As this is our subcommittee's first hearing of the 112th Congress, I just wanted to take a moment to congratulate you on your chairmanship.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 5026, legislation to protect our national electric grid system. I believe that America is still vulnerable to a cyberattack against the electric grid, which would cause severe damage, not…

I want to first of all thank you for holding this hearing, and I want to thank our witnesses for their testimony today.

As credit markets begin to thaw and the recession slows, the infusion of more than $1 trillion dollars into our economy could present another significant challenge--ensuring the strong value of the dollar by guarding against inflation.

One of the goals of TALF is to free up lending for small businesses and consumers; however, many small businesses in my home state of Rhode Island are still unable to access and maintain adequate lines of credit.

Can you please discuss the progress that has been made under the Term-Asset-Backed Securities Loan Program (TALF), which was instituted in March to ease credit and help stabilize the financial system?

I am encouraged by recent indications that the recession may be slowing, but ensuring the proper liquidity of our credit markets continues to be a top priority.

One of the central challenges facing American businesses and families has been a lack of access to adequate credit.

We had enough continuous surplus to pay off the entire national debt. In fact, it was projected to have been paid off by last year, all of the debt held by the public, if we hadn't messed up the budget.

This chart shows that when the Clinton administration came into office we made some tough choices and ran up a surplus that was to be surpluses, as far as the eye could see, kind of locked into the budget.

This is not a war that we are going to win just by military might alone.

I have been long concerned about the tendency of agencies with national and homeland security responsibilities to focus exclusively on strengthening their own programs.