Political Quotes

“I thank my dear friend from Mississippi (Mr. Thompson), and I commend him and the distinguished chairman of the committee, Mr. McCaul, for their wonderful work on this bill. Mr. Chairman, we cannot wait. America cannot wait for a cyber Pearl Harbor. This issue--cybersecurity--may be the most complex and difficult challenge we confront long term as a nation. In the wired 21st century, the line between our physical world and cyberspace continues to blur with every aspect of our lives, from social interaction to commerce. Yet the remarkable gains that have accompanied an increasingly digital and connected society also have opened up new, unprecedented vulnerabilities that threaten to undermine this progress and cause great harm to our country's national security, critical infrastructure, and economy. {time} 0945 It is long overdue for Congress to modernize our cyber laws to address those vulnerabilities present in both public and private networks. The bills before us this week are a step in the right direction, and I am glad to support them, but they are a first step. Information sharing alone does not inoculate or even defend us from cyber attacks. Indeed, in the critical three P's of enhancing cybersecurity--people, policies, and practices--the measures before us make improvements primarily to policy. I commend the two committees for working in a bipartisan fashion to improve privacy and transparency protections.…”