Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, want a Senate...
Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, want a Senate compromise to enable passage of cybersecurity legislation. Their letter (http://xrl.us/bnb8wx) urged Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to “reach an agreement to ensure…
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cybersecurity legislation receives a full and open debate” in the Senate. “Bridging the divide on this consequential issue and avoiding a partisan dispute will be critical to safeguarding the credibility of any cybersecurity proposal passed by the chamber,” they said. There’s “tremendous potential” for the Senate to design a “viable solution that incentivizes private sector participation and collaboration,” they said. “If the process for deliberating cyber security legislation is sound, then we are confident such a practical solution for protecting those systems whose disruption could result in a national catastrophe is entirely within reach.” Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., echoed Snowe and Warner’s request to act on cybersecurity legislation “without delay.” “Our military and intelligence leaders have given us clear advice and urgent requests about what they need from us. We need to act now.”