Eric Geller

Eric Geller @ericgeller

"In the nearly three decades that separate the public judgments of Joe Biden’s and Bill Clinton’s first terms, America has changed a great deal. The political advice of sensible moderates largely hasn’t." https://t.co/cHFbkeBaCg https://t.co/5gMqXBKZT8 — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

@eschaefer You're telling me you don't say "Gebs" (https://t.co/CJ3QyvqpJC) and "Caron" (https://t.co/2KvnAgxZuJ)? — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Where are the Aviators in photo #2 though?? — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

"There is no way to sugarcoat this: We must reclaim the campus free speech discourse from the nerds." https://t.co/9CJP5zdWOB — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

@eschaefer Do you pronounce them "sots" and "pats" in-house? — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

There's also a bit more from my story in today's @MorningCybersec: https://t.co/zVjS9iarWw https://t.co/DxCsNhM2bq — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Resharing my story about the GOP's cyber agenda in the next session of Congress: https://t.co/QJtAGZEg20 I wrote a thread about the key points. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

@AshCrossan Big side. More likely to fill you up and then you have an entire untouched side to save for later. If you eat the small side first, you might still be hungry, but not hungry enough to eat the entire big side. Then you have to save a partially chewed side. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

@devonianstone @darth daisy your crown is ... simply too much — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

hmmm — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

thank you @selenalarson for making my day — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

President Biden just cited my sister @lisabgeller's research at the gun safety bill event, saying, "According to a recent study, over 50 percent of mass shootings, the shooter shot a family member or a partner." Here's the research: https://t.co/qBYOvqwxp8 (exact # is 59.1%) — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

@selenalarson @ASankin this is the best thing i've ever seen in my life — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

While leadership jockeying & party strategy are still TBD, it seems clear that new faces and new power will shift the GOP's approach to some cyber issues. Nevertheless, @CyberSolarium co-chair @SenAngusKing said, "I think we are going to be able to maintain bipartisan momentum." — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Republicans aren't the only ones with a looming institutional memory problem on cyber. Democrats face the retirement of @JimLangevin, maybe the biggest name on cyber in Congress. He was part of @CyberSolarium and co-founded the Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Other GOPers who might step up on cyber post-Katko/Portman include: * @RepGallagher (@CyberSolarium co-chair) * @RepBice (freshman on armed services & science cmtes; her office says she's interested) * @SenSasse (Solarium member) * @SteveDaines (has done multiple cyber bills) — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

For his part, Peters didn't sound too worried about new GOP leaders on key committees. “I think I'll be able to build a relationship with whoever has those jobs," he told @magmill95. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Just as Katko worked well with CHS Chair Bennie Thompson on cyber issues, Portman and HSGAC Chair Gary Peters were a strong team on cyber. Both relationships helped seal passage of the cyber incident reporting law, a landmark accomplishment given lack of other cyber regulations. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Meanwhile, Lankford, a SSCI member who Keiser described as “a very no-nonsense, get-stuff-done type legislator," spent years working w/ Amy Klobuchar on an election security bill that would have increased the federal role in overseeing and securing voting systems. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Notably, Paul also criticized Chris Krebs for saying the 2020 election was the most secure in history (a statement that helped get Krebs fired). At a 12/16/2020 HSGAC hearing, Paul said Krebs was overstepping because "his job was keeping the foreigners out of the election." — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

In the Senate, Paul is deciding between HSGAC and HELP, per a person familiar with the matter. HELP may be considered more powerful/prominent. But as HSGAC chair, Paul, with his small-government ideology, would likely want to slow CISA's budget growth. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Katko also argued that he'd left his successors "a very good blueprint" through his work on @GOPLeader's American Security Task Force and his CISA 2025 plan. https://t.co/LohmN8zvn3 https://t.co/yAtnn5jwjs — PolitiTweet.org

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Katko said Guest was "taking a very active role with cybersecurity," and Keiser predicted that Green would be "a leader on cyber" either way. "There's a lot of very conservative people who have a very good handle on cybersecurity issues within our conference," Katko said. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Guest told us that he'd prioritize border security & cyber. Higgins said border security would be top priority but also listed cyber priorities incl. “rapid counterstrike capabilities.” Green spox said his priorities were border, inflation, and checking "runaway" Biden admin. — PolitiTweet.org

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Rep. Andrew Garbarino (NY), the top R on the House panel's cyber subcommittee, said he’s spoken w/ Repubs aiming to succeed Katko & they’ve told him “that they know how important cybersecurity is.” But he still predicted GOP would use the panel to focus “mostly on the border.” — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

In the House, the contenders to succeed Katko atop the Homeland Security Committee are Michael Guest (MS), Clay Higgins (LA), and Mark Green (TN). In the Senate, Portman's replacement on HSGAC will likely either be Rand Paul (KY) or James Lankford (OK). — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

So those are some of the areas where our sources predicted that Republicans would break from the bipartisan comity of the past few years and adopt a more confrontational approach. But the specifics of the GOP strategy depend heavily on who replaces Katko and Portman. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Meanwhile, the lobbyist and former Hill staffer predicted “there will be concerns” among Republicans if things like the disinformation board incident recur. GOP has limited power to block such exec-branch org chart initiatives, but they can ramp up oversight through hearings. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Katko, who praised Rumor Control as a common-sense tool, said CISA should continue the program, but he worried that some Republicans might “try to politicize” the site and other aspects of CISA’s election security work. — PolitiTweet.org

Eric Geller @ericgeller

Republicans are also likely to closely scrutinize CISA's election security work if they take power. Rumor Control, for which Trump fired @C_C_Krebs in 2020, already irritated many conservatives. Then DHS's disinformation board enraged them. — PolitiTweet.org