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John Ratcliffe is a Republican politician from Texas who served as the Director of National Intelligence from May 2020 to January 2021. He was previously a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Texas's 4th congressional district from 2015 to 2020. During his time in Congress, Ratcliffe was known for his strong support of President Donald Trump and his focus on national security and intelligence issues. He played a prominent role in various investigations related to the Trump administration and was a vocal critic of the impeachment proceedings against Trump.
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5389) to encourage engagement between the Department of Homeland Security and technology innovators, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of…
Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Mississippi for cosponsoring this bill and for his leadership in this area. I, once again, urge my colleagues to support H.R. 5389. I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support and I am very pleased that the House is considering H.R. 5389, the Leveraging Emerging Technologies Act of 2016. H.R. 5389 encourages engagement between…
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5388) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for innovative research and development, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of…
Mr. Speaker, I once again urge all of my colleagues to support H.R. 5388, and I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, as part of Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's Innovation Initiative, I am very pleased to bring two important bills to the floor today that further the leader's efforts for…
Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished gentleman from California (Mr. McCarthy), the majority leader. Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Ratcliffe) has put…
The legislation was a major win for security and privacy, allowing companies to secure their networks.
Chairman Ratcliffe mentioned in his opening statements, there are two kinds of companies, the ones that have been hacked, the ones that don't know that they have.
If no one shares data, everyone is less secure and intrusions go undetected.
For the record and for the benefit of some in the audience and for a point of optimism on this question and issue, last week this committee did mark up and pass legislation to support small businesses.
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