Jim Langevin

Very good. Well, good afternoon. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and good afternoon. Thank you to our witnesses here today, in particular General Kehler.

Thank you for the integrity you showed when you were director at CISA in securing elections and doing everything you can to make sure, as you said, they were the most secure in U.S. history.

I was very pleased with our final report and the findings in it, and hopefully it is going to be a great blueprint going forward for better protecting the country in cyber space.

One of the most corrosive things I see out there and that we have to contend with is the disinformation/misinformation campaigns.

This is a long-term challenge that we are going to have to confront, and we have to get this right for the good of our country.

January 6 was a horrific day for our country, for our democracy. The Capitol was breached, the blood of our defenders spilled, all because of a lie that the elections were stolen, a lie that has infected this Nation as perniciously as the…

We want to make sure that we are as prepared as possible and can respond with the speed and agility that is necessary in order to save lives.

I have enjoyed working with you on this. And certainly it is an important hearing and very timely right now.

The cooperative biological engagement effort was cut the most, by over $55 million.

The Cooperative Threat Reduction Program was cut by $135 million in the President's budget request this year.

This is a topic which, as we have seen of late, is vital to our nation's security.

Our greatest strength in deterring Russian aggression is our allies.

I really take this meeting as a very positive first step.

I think it is very important that if a technology is invented in America that is dual-use and which could be used for very bad things, there would be a moment of reflection as to whether that should be broadly released or kept more close…

I want things faster.

It helps both government and private sector to grow the size of the cyber workforce pie.

It was one of the highlights of my 20 years in Congress to be a part of this effort.

The commission calls for reinvigorating civics education to help Americans rediscover our shared values

Thank you for your leadership on the Solarium Commission. Both you and Senator King made a great team in co-chairing the Cyberspace Solarium Commission.

I had the privilege of serving on the Solarium Commission with the witnesses testifying here today, and I can honestly say that working on our report was one of the highlights of my Congressional career.

The Cyberspace Solarium Commission report cannot fix all of the challenges that we face in cyber space. But it does chart a bold course, and it does not shy away from the trade-offs we will need to make to decisively improve our…

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.

We need to act, and act now, to change that dynamic and get ahead of the curve.

I can honestly say that working on a report was one of the highlights of my Congressional career

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.