1. United States
2. Texas
3. Letter

Halting offensive cyberoperations against Russia is a misguided decision that leaves America vulnerable. Russia has repeatedly demonstrated its willingness to launch cyber attacks and disinformation campaigns aimed at undermining U.S. interests. Curbing our cyber capabilities emboldens our adversaries and weakens our national security posture. Cybersecurity experts across the political spectrum agree that we must have robust offensive and defensive cyber capabilities to counter threats from nation-state actors like Russia. Their aggressive behavior in cyberspace, from targeting U.S. elections to stealing trade secrets, necessitates a strong deterrent. Rolling back these operations represents an unacceptable erosion of our cyber defenses. This decision comes amid broader efforts to dismantle critical national security infrastructure like the FBI's foreign influence task force and election security personnel at CISA. Stripping away these vital defenses places America at risk and cedes the battlefield of cyberspace to our enemies. Protecting our nation demands strengthening, not weakening, our cyber forces and maintaining an aggressive cyber posture against hostile actors. I urge you to reconsider this dangerous policy reversal. Cybersecurity is paramount in the 21st century and America's prosperity and democracy depend on it. We cannot afford to fall behind or signal weakness to emboldened cyber adversaries like Russia.