Jim Langevin

I see the extraordinary work that General Nakasone and his team are doing at U.S. Cyber Command.

This position has to cover all of the aspects of cybersecurity and not just some of them.

It would be very easy to get something wrong and to end up with something that does take up bureaucratic bandwidth.

I would argue that both the coronavirus pandemic and a significant cyber-attack require a whole of nation response effort.

It is time we seize the initiative. It is time we set the agenda, pushing back on our competitors and shaping their behavior by improving our resilience and in strengthening the cyber ecosystem.

It is essential because cybersecurity permeates every aspect of our society and every aspect of our Government.

I certainly feel that that is the most effective way to both prevent and also respond to a cyber incident of significant consequence.

We want to make sure that with respect to a cyber incident that we are both having someone that thinks about this in terms of pre-planning.

Prevention is far cheaper and pre-established relationships far more effective than a strategy based solely on detection and response.

If I could ask unanimous consent that a letter of endorsement of the National Cyber Director by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce be added into the record?

I support, for example, the administration's new guidance on cyber, NSPM-13, so we are more forward leaning.

I have come to the conclusion that we need a strong position along the lines of a National Cyber Director.

I think he sold the President a bill of goods by eliminating the position. I think he did a disservice to the President.

John Bolton was the first person really in an administration to take us backward when he eliminated the cybersecurity coordinator position.

People should be able to get health care. They should be able to get treated.

The guarantee of coverage for preexisting conditions is vital. It is probably the most important aspect of ObamaCare and the expansion of Medicaid.

We have got to make sure that we maintain our Medicaid coverage.

We want people to get tested.

What we received from the Department was really wholly unacceptable.

I appreciate the work that Ms. Arrington is doing and look forward to getting a more comprehensive update from the Department.

I want to thank you for attending today's hearing and for accommodating to the new format of these hearings.

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Your contributions were invaluable.

I look forward to continuing to collaborate with you on these--on this important topic.

I am very concerned about the cuts to CISA's budget proposed by the administration.