Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid issued the following statement on President Obama’s Cybersecurity Executive Order: “I applaud the President for taking decisive action to improve our nation’s defenses against cyber attacks. The President’s new Executive Order will significantly advance cybersecurity in the networks of our nation’s critical infrastructure, and will facilitate more…
Washington, D.C.—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid issued the following statement after Republicans blocked a bill to protect the nation’s infrastructure from cyber attacks. The bill failed to reach 60 votes necessary to break a Republican filibuster. The vote was 51-47. “Our country is vulnerable to a cyber attack. Terrorists bent on harming the United States…
Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid made the following remarks on the Senate floor today regarding the need for bipartisan cooperation on cyber security legislation and a solution to avert the fiscal cliff for middle-class families. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: I have said the work before us in the waning…
Washington, D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid issued the following statement following a speech by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta explaining the threat posed by cyber attacks, and urging Congress to take action: “Secretary Panetta explained in stark terms the urgent and deadly threat that a cyber attack poses to the United States. A cyber…
Washington, D.C.—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid issued the following statement after Senate Republicans overwhelmingly voted to block a bill that would have protected our nation’s critical infrastructure from cyber attacks. Republicans blocked the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 by a vote of 52-46. “National security experts from the military, intelligence, and law enforcement communities – on…
Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid spoke on the Senate floor today regarding cyber security. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: Last week General Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency and commander of U.S. Cyber Command, was asked to rate how prepared America is to face a cyber terrorist attack…
Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid spoke on the Senate floor today regarding a Democratic proposal to cut taxes for 98 percent of American families. He also spoke on cyber security legislation, and commemorated the anniversary of the shooting of two Capitol Police officers. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: Republicans claim…
Reid Says Senate Must Act Quickly To Pass Legislation That Will Make Our Nation Safer And Protect American Jobs Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid spoke on the Senate floor today regarding cyber security and critical infrastructure. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: Technology has changed our world. It has changed the…
Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid spoke on the Senate floor today regarding the transportation jobs bill and legislation to repeal subsidies for big oil companies raking in record profits. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: Tens of thousands of bridges and millions of miles of roadways across the country are in…
Washington, DC – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid released the following statement after Senators McCain, Hutchison, Chambliss, and others introduced an alternative cybersecurity bill today: “This legislation demonstrates an encouraging willingness from Senators McCain, Hutchison, Chambliss and others on both sides of the aisle to engage in a constructive and open-minded debate about urgently needed…