Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 612, the United States- Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2017. I was grateful for the opportunity to work closely with my colleague, Mr. Langevin from Rhode Island, on this vitally important legislation that will build upon the existing collaboration between the United States and the State of Israel on critical cybersecurity issues. Following our successful congressional delegation to Israel in May of last year to discuss homeland security and cybersecurity issues, Mr. Langevin and I worked closely to champion two important pieces of legislation. Last year, I introduced H.R. 5877, the United States-Israeli Advanced Partnership Act of 2016, which was signed into law on December 16 with Mr. Langevin's help and support. That legislation expanded a current cooperative research program between the two countries by adding cybersecurity to a program that had previously focused only on border security, explosives detection, and emergency services. Today, Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have H.R. 612, the United States- Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2017 come before the House.…”