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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, John Ratcliffe of Heath was sworn in as director of |
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| 8 | 9 | | the Central Intelligence Agency on January 23, 2025; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The first former national intelligence director to |
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| 10 | 11 | | lead the CIA, Director Ratcliffe brings to his new role a wealth of |
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| 11 | 12 | | experience in national security; as director of national |
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| 12 | 13 | | intelligence, he led a shift in the intelligence community's |
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| 13 | 14 | | priorities to gain a strategic advantage over the People's Republic |
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| 14 | 15 | | of China, and he increased China-focused spending in the |
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| 15 | 16 | | intelligence community by 20 percent; as a member of the National |
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| 16 | 17 | | Space Council, he made the historic decision to add the U.S. Space |
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| 17 | 18 | | Force as the 18th member of the intelligence community, thereby |
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| 18 | 19 | | elevating space as a key intelligence domain; in addition, he |
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| 19 | 20 | | played an important role in numerous operations to remove |
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| 20 | 21 | | designated terrorist leaders from the battlefield; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Director Ratcliffe received the National Security |
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| 22 | 23 | | Medal, the country's highest honor in this realm, for his |
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| 23 | 24 | | achievements as both national intelligence director and as a member |
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| 24 | 25 | | of Congress; before his confirmation to the cabinet post, he |
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| 25 | 26 | | represented the Fourth Congressional District of Texas for more |
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| 26 | 27 | | than five years; he was a leading policymaker as a member of the |
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| 27 | 28 | | House Intelligence, Homeland Security, and Judiciary Committees; |
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| 28 | 29 | | moreover, he chaired the Homeland Security Subcommittee on |
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| 29 | 30 | | Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security |
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| 30 | 31 | | Technologies and oversaw the passage of more than a dozen major |
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| 31 | 32 | | cybersecurity bills; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, During the George W. Bush administration, Director |
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| 33 | 34 | | Ratcliffe served as chief of anti-terrorism and national security |
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| 34 | 35 | | for the Eastern District of Texas; he was later appointed U.S. |
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| 35 | 36 | | attorney for the district; a former mayor of Heath, he has also |
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| 36 | 37 | | worked in the private sector as a consultant on national and |
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| 37 | 38 | | international security issues, and he has shared his expertise as a |
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| 38 | 39 | | member of numerous boards; he holds a bachelor's degree in |
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| 39 | 40 | | government and international studies from the University of Notre |
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| 40 | 41 | | Dame and a juris doctor degree from Southern Methodist University |
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| 41 | 42 | | School of Law; and |
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| 42 | 43 | | WHEREAS, John Ratcliffe has demonstrated an unyielding |
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| 43 | 44 | | commitment to national security throughout his noteworthy career in |
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| 44 | 45 | | public service, and as he takes on this exciting new challenge, he |
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| 45 | 46 | | may indeed reflect with pride on his accomplishments to date; now, |
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| 46 | 47 | | therefore, be it |
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| 47 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 48 | 49 | | Legislature hereby congratulate John Ratcliffe on his appointment |
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| 49 | 50 | | as director of the Central Intelligence Agency and extend to him |
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| 50 | 51 | | sincere best wishes for a successful tenure; and, be it further |
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| 51 | 52 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 52 | 53 | | prepared for Director Ratcliffe as an expression of high regard by |
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| 53 | 54 | | the Texas House of Representatives. |
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