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John Ratcliffe

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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.

Jul 13, 2015

While such an attack may not result in total annihilation, it would be a major public health and safety catastrophe.

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Jul 13, 2015

Today's threat comes from Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon, as well as the rise of ISIS.

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Jun 23, 2015

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include any extraneous material on the bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection…

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Jun 23, 2015

The stakes were immense. Yet, the cybersecurity efforts were pathetic.

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Jun 23, 2015

In my opinion, this could be classified as cybersecurity malpractice.

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Jun 23, 2015

The magnitude of the latest breach at the Office of Personnel Management, or OPM, and the impact that it will have on tens of millions of Americans and our National security for decades to come is simply unacceptable.

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Jun 23, 2015

OPM was warned about its poor IT security. Yet, we still found them asleep at the switch.

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Jun 23, 2015

We need to know who in this administration is really in charge and who is truly responsible for securing our Federal Government's civilian information systems.

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Jun 23, 2015

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2390) to require a review of university-based centers for homeland security, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is…

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Jun 23, 2015

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, I, once again, urge my colleagues to support this strong, commonsense bipartisan piece of legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Jun 23, 2015

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise this afternoon in support of H.R. 2390, the Homeland Security University-based Centers Review Act of 2015, authored by the ranking member, the gentleman from…

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