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Senate Cyber Bill Debate Will Be Swayed By Election

Julie Samuel

Thursday, November 1st, 2012

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The Senate’s plans for debating cybersecurity legislation before year’s end will be shaped in large part by next week’s presidential election, a senior congressional staffer said yesterday. After Defense Secretary Leon Panetta delivered a dire warning to businesses about the threat of a crippling cyber attack on the United States last month, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said he will “bring cybersecurity legislation back to the Senate floor when Congress returns in November.” Yet it is not known whether…

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