John Ratcliffe

I thank the chairman for his leadership on these issues. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3490, the Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act. This bill will authorize the National Computer Forensics Institute, or…

I had a telephone town hall meetings with the people of the fourth congressional district of Texas, that I represent, just two nights ago.

It underscores and highlights the grave concern that the people in my district, and I think around the country, really have about this issue.

Americans literally trust our health care professionals with our lives.

I hope that that's not the message that you want to send to the brave men and women that wear the uniform to protect us.

I'm hoping that you'll agree with me that police officers and law enforcement are an important part of the backbone of our criminal justice system.

Of all the issues that we examine here in Congress perhaps none is more personal than that of health care.

I want to make sure that we protect the pillars of the community in those types of towns in my district.

I can't tell you how many times I've heard complaints from those hunters about the availability of ammunition, especially at the start of deer season.

this hearing couldn't be more timely or more critical.

we'd be better off in this country if we were solving the problems that need solving in our communities, not by regulations legislated by unelected bureaucrats at unaccountable agencies, but instead by statutes legislated by an accountable…

you understand the concern that we would hope that these decisions were driven by intelligence rather than political reasons or pressure from our European allies or other folks around the world.

I was troubled with respect to the national security aspects of it, as you're hearing from many of my colleagues here.

I know that you would all agree with me that the President's actions certainly raise some real security risks here at home.

I think, Secretary, you clarified that number today.

It is imperative these decisions be made on an humanitarian basis, but also with respect to National security in mind.

If the maritime industry suffered a major cyber attack, it could leave grocery store shelves empty.

90 percent of the world's consumer goods are shipped on boats and vessels that come through our ports.

Thank you, Chairman Miller and Ranking Member Vela, again, for the opportunity to be part of your subcommittee today and for holding this hearing on a critically important topic.

Chairman McCaul and Ranking Member Richmond and I wrote to Secretary Johnson 3 weeks ago to express our concern about our ability to fill our role of Congressional oversight and authorization.

I remind the witnesses that it is Congress' job to create the laws and the administration's job to execute them.

The committee is committed to working with NPPD's senior leadership to further strengthen its efforts and ensure that it has a clear mission.

I approved NPPD's transition plan and understand that Under Secretary Suzanne Spaulding is scheduled to brief you this week.

Prior to any reorganization of NPPD, Congress needs to first determine whether or not the proposal would establish a clear operational mission for the directorate, streamline the organizational structure, and whether the proposal can be…

Our deal is largely a Medicare Advantage deal, so those prices are set by CMS and by the government.