Chances for passage this week of legislation to strengthen the
nation’s response to cyber-attacks were further complicated today as
Senate Republican leaders said they will seek to offer an amendment to
repeal the health care law.
“I am going to be as patient as I can the next few days and see if there is some agreement that can be reached, but right now there isn’t a lot of hope coming from the Republican side,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said at a press conference today.
“‘It’s a rendezvous with destiny,’” Reid quoted Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) as saying to fellow Democrats at their weekly lunch about the bill. He said she stressed that it is not if a cyber-attack will take place, but when.
“We cannot let this bill die because of partisanship, but that is what is happening,” Reid said.
Read more: http://www.rollcall.com/issues/58_15/Internet-Security-Bill-Could-Be-Stalled-216620-1.html?pos=hbtxt
“I am going to be as patient as I can the next few days and see if there is some agreement that can be reached, but right now there isn’t a lot of hope coming from the Republican side,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said at a press conference today.
“‘It’s a rendezvous with destiny,’” Reid quoted Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) as saying to fellow Democrats at their weekly lunch about the bill. He said she stressed that it is not if a cyber-attack will take place, but when.
“We cannot let this bill die because of partisanship, but that is what is happening,” Reid said.
Read more: http://www.rollcall.com/issues/58_15/Internet-Security-Bill-Could-Be-Stalled-216620-1.html?pos=hbtxt
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