Sheila Jackson Lee: “The Chinese spy balloon may not have been the first, and it may not be the last. It is interesting how the Chinese can…”

“The Chinese spy balloon may not have been the first, and it may not be the last. It is interesting how the Chinese can characterize an outright spy balloon of some sort, suggest it is only trying to find out the weather, whether we have sunny days or not. I rise to support H.R. 302 that provided for establishment of a program to provide financial assistance to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers pursuing certain courses of study related to cybersecurity and energy infrastructure, and other purposes. I am on the Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation Subcommittee, and I cannot tell you how important it is to develop a modern, 21st century workforce and to develop the investment to give us the future generations of scientists and researchers critical for our new age of digitalization and increased security threats nationally and internationally. This is not going to be the end. It is simply the beginning. It is important for us, as Americans, to have that workforce that is entrenched in cybersecurity protecting Americans' national security. It is important to recruit these young people, and I look forward to participating with all universities in Houston on recruiting a new cybersecurity workforce. ____________________”