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“Thank you, Congressman Wolf. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the privileged resolution offered by my good friend from Virginia, but I just want to make clear of one thing. This is not just about computers in the House of Representatives. This is about computers and information technologies all across the country. China is among the most aggressive countries spying on the United States. The FBI has stated that China is and will continue to be America's greatest counterintelligence problem during the next 10 to 15 years. FBI Director Mueller has testified before House committees that China's intelligence collection in the U.S. is substantial and ongoing. The extent of Chinese espionage operations targeting the United States should worry every single Member that we have here. And Madam Speaker, the reason it's so important is they don't use the same techniques that a lot of countries do, they use a much wider scope. And we understand that economic and industrial espionage cost American businesses nearly $60 billion in 2005. Director Mueller has stated that China has established more than 3,000 front companies in the United States whose purpose is to conduct espionage on Americans. And America's national security, intellectual property secrets, trade secrets, and infrastructure secrets are all at considerable risk.”