John Ratcliffe

I will do my best to leave politics out of this, but I think we all have to acknowledge--and hopefully my friend and colleague from across the aisle, who I respect greatly, Miss Rice, would agree with me--we have to acknowledge that, as he…

I once again urge my colleagues to support H.R. 4743. I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 4743, the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2016. This bill allows the…

This is Police Week, a week which offers all of us an opportunity to honor those who selflessly keep our community safe. ``To protect and serve,'' that is more than just a slogan on the side of police cars across the country. It is a…

The collective best judgment of the administration's top military and civilian leaders--and with all due respect, military leaders that serve in the administration are bound to agree with the Commander-in-Chief.

Law enforcement professionals strongly oppose any plan that could endanger the citizens they are sworn to protect.

This Department of Justice scheme of funneling money to activist groups... is especially troubling.

It really underscores the critical need for Congress to reassert the separation of powers.

I've been grateful over the last several months to have the opportunity to participate in something called the 'Article I Project.'

This is an important hearing today, not just for the country but particularly my home State of Texas.

Your testimony really provides living proof that lawlessness with respect to our immigration laws in this country is having devastating consequences.

I was frankly embarrassed to be part of a legislative body that has done so little since 2010.

I just think that, more than anything else, it is a great message, and I hope that as you go into retirement that you will still continue to be a great ambassador because I think that is what you are, an ambassador for how State, local…

Chairman Ratcliffe, and other distinguished Members of the subcommittee, it is an honor to appear before you today

I thank the gentleman.

As Chairman of this subcommittee, I am committed to ensuring that legislators help facilitate, but not mandate, solutions to better protect our private-sector networks against cyber adversaries.

I have no doubt that this is only the beginning of our conversation on cyber insurance.

The cyber insurance market is in its infancy. But it's easy to envision its vast potential.

I think that social media vetting should be part of the base level of scrutiny with regard to vetting of refugees.

So I've only been in Congress for the last 15 months, but in that period of time, I've already been able to have hundreds of conversations with small business owners and farmers and community bankers and independent insurance agents across…

But admittedly, very little has changed. And we can talk about executive overreach, but I'm willing to admit and acknowledge that part of the problem here is legislative underreach.

China also ranks high in terms of capability and continues to pose a significant threat to the United States in terms of cyber espionage and theft of intellectual property.

I look forward to the testimony of today's witnesses.

Unfortunately, the administration's lack of proportional responses to these cyber attacks has demonstrated to the world that there are no real consequences for such actions.

To put it simply, cybersecurity is National security.

The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 2:06 p.m., in Room 311, Cannon House Office Building.