at a subsequent hearing seven months later, langevin's committee members discovered that almost nothing been done. >> what do you think we are, a bunch of jerks? >> they--basically, they lied to congress, and i was outraged. >> and they admitted lying to congress? >> that's right. they admit that they misled congress, that they did not give accurate testimony, and they subsequently had to retract the testimony. >> have they made any progress since you caught them out in this lie? >> no, not sufficiently. the private sector has different priorities than we do in providing security. their, in a sense, bottom line is about profits, and we need to change that. we need to change their motivation so that when we see a vulnerability like this, we can require them to fix it. >> langevin and others have introduced legislation that would do just that. >> i look at this as, like, a pre-9/11 moment where we identify a problem, we identify a threat, we know it exists, we know it's real, and we don't move quickly enough to fix the problem. >> and what i'm worried about is, because of so many competin

langevin: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding and i rise in strong support of the house amendment to h.r. 3304, the national defense authorization agreement for f.y. 2014. this legislation represents the best path forward for the work we must do in order to support our men and women in uniform and our national security. i applaud chairman mckeon and ranking member smith for their efforts to ensure that it is enacted. i'm pleased the bill continues its strong support of the virginia class submarine, the payload all of which are critical to our future capabilities. i'm also pleased that it improves on key aspects of the house-passed defense authorization, including a number of issues designed to confront sexual assault in our military, policies making progress toward the administration's goal of closing the detention facility at guantanamo bay, and improved -- improvements in missile defense. i'm proud

career and technical education caucus, which i'm proud to lead with my good friend, congressman jim langevin, from rhode island, i congratulate the food network and "chop" for promoting these young cull culinary professionals. inspiration is like lightning, it doesn't strike in the same place twice. with 2014 quickly approaching, we should do everything in our power in order to support the culinary arts and the entire range of other career and technical education programs that offer aspiring young minds and transitioning adults, a gateway to success and a rapidly evolving and dynamic job market. the future of america deserves as much. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. swalwell, for five minutes. mr. swal well -- mr. swalwell: i rise to recognize lawrence livermore national laboratory for its outstanding scientific work anded dedicated scientists who played a role in the effort that was recently awarded the 2013 nobel peace prize. yesterday in oslo norway,