On the recordSeptember 22, 2016
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I thank my good friend from Texas. He is always gracious and has always been a wonderful partner in this enterprise. In closing, the United States Government must come into the 21st century. We owe it to the people we serve to protect the systems that operate within the 24 Federal agencies we are particularly concerned about. We need to streamline management of IT assets; we need to make strategic and wise investments; we need to have a schedule of replacement for most of those legacy systems; and we need to encrypt and protect against cyber attacks for the sake of the American people. I think Mr. Hurd and I share that as a critical mission not only for this Congress, but for the United States Government as a whole. I am proud, again, to be an original coauthor and cosponsor of this legislation, working with Mr. Hurd. I know we have other initiatives we are going to be working on as well. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
