Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I am grateful for the opportunity to work with Chairman McCaul in crafting the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act. I would also like to thank Ranking Members Richmond and Thompson for their hard work on this issue; and a special thank you to the Homeland Security staff, who worked incredibly hard to bring this important bill to the floor today. Mr. Chairman, for years now, the private sector has been on the front lines in trying to guard against potentially devastating cyber attacks. Just 2 months ago, one of the Nation's largest health insurance providers, Anthem, suffered a devastating cyber attack that compromised the personal information and health records of more than 80 million Americans. The consequences of that breach hit home for many of those Americans just a week ago, on tax day, when thousands of them tried to file their tax returns, only to see them be rejected because cyber criminals had used their information to file false tax returns. Mr. Chairman, attacks like these serve as a wake-up call to all Americans and provide clear evidence that our cyber adversaries have the upper hand. The consequences will get even worse if we fail to tackle this issue head on because even greater and more frightening threats exist, ones that extend to the critical infrastructure that support our very way of life.…”