Merkley Statement on Cybersecurity Bill
Merkley Statement on Cybersecurity Bill
Washington, DC – Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley issued the following statement today after the Cybersecurity bill failed a cloture vote.
“I voted against ending debate on this bill last time and I voted no again today because this bill needs improvement. There are many amendments that Senators proposed in July that we have not debated. Today’s bill is the same flawed bill that failed earlier this year. The bill provides private companies with broad new authority to collect and monitor Americans’ communications, while failing to require industry to make changes which would better protect our nation’s infrastructure. This is an issue that deserves significant debate, and careful consideration by Congress. We must allow further debate and amendments on this bill.”
###
Related Press
- Merkley Leads Call for Transition to a Clean Energy Economy to Protect American National Security and Combat Price Gouging by Fossil Fuel Companies
- Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Answers from Justice Thomas for Violating Federal Conflict-of-Interest Law
- Merkley Statement on Committee Passage of Ethiopia Peace and Stabilization Act
- Merkley Applauds Additional Move to Enable Humanitarian Aid for Afghanistan, Calls for Further Action
- Joint Statement from the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group Condemning Russian Nuclear Threats
