Discussion · House of Representatives
Pat Harrigan Republican
“I want you to support this amendment. Speed cameras on military bases unfairly cost junior troops money. Military police already enforce the speed limits. Also, the computer network these cameras would use is not secure from our enemies.”
“Mr. Chair, I appreciate my colleague from California’s concern about overall base safety. I think if we step back and actually look at the big picture here, what we are talking about is simply a tax on our lower enlisted personnel. We have military police to enforce safety standards that are already issued by the base commanders across every installation that we have. At the end of the day, we cannot deny that NIPRNet has been compromised by over 90 percent of our most serious and significant adversaries--the exact same net that these speed cameras would live on. I think that is a significant concern for the safety and security of our installation personnel and the operations that are ongoing on our installations. For that reason, I encourage my colleagues to strongly support this amendment. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.”
Mr. Chair, I appreciate my colleague from California’s concern about overall base safety. I think if we step back and actually look at the big picture here, what we are talking about is simply a tax on our lower enlisted personnel. We have military police to enforce safety standards that are already issued by the base commanders across every installation that we have. At the end of the day, we cannot deny that NIPRNet has been compromised by over 90 percent of our most serious and significant adversaries--the exact same net that these speed cameras would live on. I think that is a significant concern for the safety and security of our installation personnel and the operations that are ongoing on our installations. For that reason, I encourage my colleagues to strongly support this amendment. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.