Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I thank GOP leader Latta for yielding me time to support our bill. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of our resolution, H. Res. 575, which I introduced with my colleague Darren Soto from Florida, expressing strong support for the Prague Proposals, a set of 5G security recommendations agreed to by officials from the U.S. and 31 other countries during a conference in May 2019. 5G communication networks have the potential to transform the way we live. Collaboration with our international partners is paramount in the development of secure network architecture for the interconnected world of the future. 5G networks will have the capacity to support innovative technologies such as telemedicine, remote surgery, interconnected devices on the Internet of Things, and, importantly, bring high-speed broadband to the far reaches of rural communities to close the digital divide. But if the underlying network that these services operate on is not properly secured, bad actors will be able to exploit vulnerabilities to disrupt critical infrastructure, harming public safety and jeopardizing national security. It is imperative that we secure our networks on the front end of deployment to avoid potentially catastrophic consequences down the road. Recognizing these risks, the U.S.…”