ms. gabbard. ms. gabbard: you spoke a little bit about the investments and the necessity of increasing cyber capabilities. and i am wondering if you can talk and a bit more detail about two things -- recruiting and retention. we look at the talent that andts, and the innovation how quickly evolving this world is in the private sector, what kind of accretive efforts are you taking to be able to bring those folks in? to be able to work with us you well as to retain them once they are there? >> yes, ma'am. thank you. we are working, quite friendly, very hard with the force of the future, and one of the elements is that is permeability. allowing easier access to the ingenuity and innovation that is in the private sector, and the public sector coming into the military when we need it. and vice versa. right? sharing what talent and expertise we have the private sector. those continue to look at right now, asand an air force, our contribution is 39 teams force that representing about 30%. it is about right fo

ms. gabbard. ms. gabbard: you spoke a little bit about the investments and the necessity of increasing cyber capabilities. and i am wondering if you can talk and a bit more detail about two things -- recruiting and retention. we look at the talent that andts, and the innovation how quickly evolving this world is in the private sector, what kind of accretive efforts are you taking to be able to bring those folks in? to be able to work with us you well as to retain them once they are there? >> yes, ma'am. thank you. we are working, quite friendly, very hard with the force of the future, and one of the elements is that is permeability. allowing easier access to the ingenuity and innovation that is in the private sector, and the public sector coming into the military when we need it. and vice versa. right? sharing what talent and expertise we have the private sector. those continue to look at right now, asand an air force, our contribution is 39 teams force that representing about 30%. it is about right fo

ms. gabbard: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. gabbard: mr. speaker, in talea year-old williams, was beat to death by her own father who was tationed at scowfield barracks in hawaii. she suffered months and months abuse from her mother and stepfather which eventually led to her death. why didn't someone do something? why was this allowed to occur? why didn't someone take action to stop this horrific abuse that was visible to so many who knew talia? there were multiple reports that were made to military officials, but when it came right down to it, nothing was done to take talia out of harm's way. i'm rising today to ask my colleagues to support my bill, talia's law, because after 10 years, the same gaps that failed to protect talia, emain unchanged. in fact, over the past decade, there have been over over 20,000 reports of abuse and neglect in the military homes. whether it's doctors, psychologists, social workers, teache

ms. gabbard: thank you, mr. speaker. this morning in hawaii in just a couple hours the people of the aloha state are gathering at the hawaii state capitol to perform a morning chant as they bid farewell to celebrate the life of a great man and dedicated public servant who passed away suddenly last week. the honorable gilbert kahelei was born in a small fishing village on may 15, 1942. he's a native hawaiian, a very talented musician and a community activist who selflessly served our country as a u.s. marine, served hawaii as a state senator and served as community of hawaii as a fierce advocate. i saw gil recently in washington, d.c., just a few months ago where as always he was ready with a smile, a hug and warm aloha. my heart is with all of hawaii island as today we celebrate gil's life of service and the positive impact he made on countless lives. gil, mahalo for dedicating your life to serving others and for demonstrating how much we can achieve when we work together in the spirit of aloha. the speaker pro tempore:

ms. gabbard, for five minutes. ms. gabbard: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to strongly urge my colleagues to support the president's emergency request of $1.8 billion to fight the spread of the zika virus. a dangerous mosquito borne illness that surfaced in my home state of hawaii and at least 12 other states across the country. the symptoms and effects of the zika virus which have prompted an international public health emergency from the world health organization are not dissimilar to another mosquito-borne disease, den gay fever. it is spread through the very same mosquito as carries the zika virus, as well as other mosquito variations, and like the virus, the fever symptoms include fevers, rashes, joint and muscle pains, severe headaches, and other painful symptoms. now, the c.d.c. has reported the harmful symptoms and effects of both zika and deng yea and the ability of both these diseases to spread very rapidly through mosquitos present in regions of the united states, including in my home district. so far there have been around 50 cases o

ms. gabbard. >> thank you. good morning. you spoke a little bit earlier in your commends of the necessity of increasing cyber capabilities. i'm wondering if you can talk in more detail about two things, recruiting and retention. we look at the talent that exists and the innovation and how quickly evolving this world is in the private sector. what kind of creative efforts are you taking to be able to bring those folks in to be able to work with us as well as to retain them once they are there? >> yes, ma'am, thank you. so we're working quite frankly very hard with effort that the secretary of defense is leading called force of the future. one of the elements of that is permiability to come into the military when we need it and vice versa. sharing what talent and exper advertise and capability we have with the private sector. we continue to look at those capabilities. right now as an air force, our contribution to the cyber force is 39 teams, represents about 30% as you might imagine, it's about right for our contribution, 39

ms. gabbard: thank you, mr. speaker. small business owners make up over 90% of private sector employers in my home state of hawaii and they are the backbone of our economy, both there and across the country. our close n.i.t. community build built on generations of small business owners willing to lend a hand to a neighbor in need, this is one of the things that makes our state so special and that helps to bring the aloha spirit alive both for visstors and others alike. last week i spent time planting kale and beats at a farm with small business owners. i helped them open their cafe where they seek to improve the health and well-being of their community around them by feegged them delicious locally grown food. it's the hard work of people like melia and kevin and the love that they put into their business and work that are at the heart of our economy and communities across the country and in hawaii. as we recognize national entrepreneurship week, this week i want to say thapping you to all our small business owners and en

ms. gabbard: mr. speaker, today we are gathered rising in memory of the 12 united states marines stationed at the marine corps base in my district who were tragically lost the night of january 14 in a training accident. we must never forget the risk that our service members take every single day, whether they're in training or in combat as they put their lives on the line for the security of our nation. major shawn campbell, college station, texas. captain brian kennedy, philadelphia, pennsylvania. captain kevin rouch, st. louis, missouri. captain steven torbert, florence, alabama. sergeant dillon similina, chaska, minnesota. sergeant adam shuler, guarders in, pennsylvania. sergeant simpler, woodruff, south carolina. sergeant william turner, alabama. corporal matthew drown, spring, texas. corporal thomas jardis, fort myers, florida. corporal christopher orlando, massachusetts. ance corporal ty hart, oregon. may we offer them a moment of silence to honor their service, support their loved ones and our