Promoting United States International Leadership in 5G Act of 2019
Floor Speech
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Mr. MEADOWS. Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his leadership on this important piece of legislation and I rise in support of it.
I can tell you, there are a number of comments that are often made about Texas. We see that we have got Mr. McCaul; we have got Mr. Cuellar; we have got others behind me from Texas, and one of those sayings is that everything is bigger in Texas.
But the more appropriate line here is, don't mess with Texas. And this legislation is all about making sure that our national security is put first and foremost at the highest priority to make sure that we are competing internationally, right now.
Right now, our Chinese counterparts at Huawei are deploying this kind of technology in countries that we would normally associate as our allies. So Mr. McCaul is right in not only leading on this piece of legislation, but to stress the importance of competing now.
Now, in part of my district we are looking for 1G, not 5G. We are just hoping for some kind of cellular service. But I can tell you, the country who builds it first will win on the national security level. They will win because consumers are looking for that next generation of technology as we become more dependent and reliant on our cell phones.
Additionally, we have reports that would suggest that some of the people working for Huawei right now actually work for the Chinese Government as well; that it is not an independent company. In fact, not only are they working for the Chinese Government, but they are also working in cyber for the Chinese Government. And we somehow think that this is going to work out well for the United States of America?
It is time that we act. It is time that we come together. I want to applaud the gentlewoman opposite for her willingness to work, for Chairman Engel, and Mr. Cuellar, to come together in a bipartisan manner.
We need to act. Time is slipping away. And if we don't act, there will be great repercussions, not only for consumers, but for our national security interest.
I proudly urge support of this bill, and I thank the gentleman for his leadership.
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