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Congress

Reid Says Cyber Legislation Needs Bipartisan (Republican) Support

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, June 13th, 2012

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Democrats and Republicans have more work to do to bridge differences in creating cyber security legislation that can pass the Congress, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said on the Senate floor yesterday. “Everyone knows this Congress can’t pass laws that don’t have broad, bipartisan support,” Reid said. “So, we’ll need to work together on a bill that addresses the concerns of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.” Reid said that before broader bipartisanship can be achieved in Congress, “more…

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