mr. ratcliffe: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include any extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. ratcliffe: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. ratcliffe: i rise in support h.r. 612, the united states-israel cybersecurity cooperation enhancement act of 2017. i was debateful to work closely with my colleague, mr. langevin, from rhode island, on this vitally important legislation that will build upon the existing collaboration between the united states and the state of israel on critical cybersecurity issues. following our successful congressional delegation to israel in may of last year to discuss homeland security and cybersecurity issues, mr. langevin and i worked closely to champion two important pieces of legislation. last year, i introduced h.r. 5877, the united states-israel a

mr. ratcliffe: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and their remarks include any extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. ratcliffe: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. ratcliffe: mr. speaker, i am very pleased to bring two important bills to the floor today that strengthen the government's ability to effectively leverage cutting edge cybertechnologies. last june, the house passed both of these provisions as part of the majority leader mccarthy's innovation initiative, and i'm excited that we're able to bring them to the floor here so early in the 115th congress. mr. speaker, over the past two years, my colleagues and i have been working diligently with technology innovators and tech startups to find solutions that will spur innovation and break down the bureaucratic barriers that prevent the

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mr. ratcliffe has championed since he's become a member of this congress. let's understand and remember the administration's own estimates federal regulations promulgated over the last 10 years have imposed a cost of at least $100 billion annually, annually on the american taxpayers. again, i appreciate chairman goodlatte's work and commitment on this issue. i want to thank our good friend, congressman john ratcliffe and his work on this. the oversight and government reform committee has looked upon this very favorably. we're very supportive of the overall bill as well as the specific provision. i thank you for the time and yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields. the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan. mr. conyers: thank you, mr. chairman. m pleased now to recognize a very active former member of judiciary, mr. scott of virginia, for four minutes. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for four minutes. scott gellar thank you, mr. chairman -- mr. scott: thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, mr. conyers, for yielding. the house has considered th