It is my firm belief that America will only remain the world's preeminent superpower so long as it remains the world's cybersecurity leader.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 1616) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the National Computer Forensics Institute, and for other purposes, with the Senate amendment…

We are here to today, at the start of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, to discuss what I believe is one of the defining public policy challenges of our generation--the cybersecurity posture of the United States.

But make no mistake--the cybersecurity challenges we face are about much, much more than simply protecting bottom lines, or intellectual property, or even our Nation's most Classified information.

Why should Congress have any assurance that the next attempt will be successful, especially given how aggressive the schedule appears to be?

Chairman Ratcliffe, several studies have proven that diverse teams wins and specifically in the private sector, diversity has been shown to positively impact bottom-line revenues.

When I am in Mississippi, all too often, I get asked why so much focus is placed on importing cybersecurity talent from overseas instead of cultivating the talent we have here at home.

America will remain the world superpower only so long as it remains the world cybersecurity superpower.

I urge the President to quickly address cybersecurity leadership vacancies and organizational issues.

We need to do a better job understanding why that is.

America will only remain the world's superpower so long as it remains the world's cybersecurity superpower.