House Proceeding 02-03-10 on Feb 3rd, 2010 :: 1:27:20 to 1:29:55
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Carolyn McCarthy: resolution 1051, the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. mccarthy, and a member opposed, will each control five minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from new york. mrs. mccarthy: thank you, mr. chair. and thank you, chairman gordon and ranking member mccaul for bringing this bill to the floor.

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Speech By: Carolyn McCarthy

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Carolyn McCarthy: this will continue to bring new andxciting opportunities. while these opportunities, however, have new challenges for all of us, h.r. 4061, the cybersecurity enhancement act of 2009 is an important bill that will foster safer and more productive use internationally. i'm so proud that the president, his administration,

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Carolyn McCarthy: as well as my colleagues in this congress, have all made internet innovation and security a priority. i'm even more proud of the educational provisions of h.r. 4061 that in my opion are vital to the successful growth and sustainability of the internet and its many real-world applications. computer literacy may be

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Carolyn McCarthy: something that some of us take for granted, but there are significant portions of our community that the computer can have on us. our daily lives are becoming increasingly reliant on the internet, and over the years congress has made substantial investments in its growth. it is only natural that congress complements the

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Carolyn McCarthy: technology investment with the educational initiatives as well. i'm proud to offer, along with my esteemed colleague, mr. kratovil of maryland, an amendment to h.r. 4061 that will ensure that proper cybersecurity education efforts focus on those who need them the most, namely new computer users, ullederly, low-income populations, as well as those

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Carolyn McCarthy: in the areas of planned internetxplangs and deploit. my -- expansion and deployment. this is part of a public awareness campaign for cybersecurity. according to the prue research center, only a third of the elderly community are internet users.

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Carolyn McCarthy: the research center finds that household incomes play a significant contributor to cybersecurity. we hear those taken advantage of or ignores the dangers of the internet. we can educate on careness web surfing. we need to make sure that those less experienced computer users

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Carolyn McCarthy: are given the opportunity to