I think we can say that our country is, in a number of ways, safer, I think maybe much safer, than it was on September 10, 2001.
We need to find the right way to bring the capabilities of government together with the capabilities of the private sector.
So we start with priorities.
Thank you very much for your leadership of this issue.
If there is anyone who does not believe that we urgently need to pass strong cybersecurity legislation, I would tell them to look at some of...
Thanks, Senator Collins.
Good. No, that is very helpful, because our bill, as you know, has a provision for limited liability protection as another incentive.
There is no more important issue that we need to address in the immediate future than that of cybersecurity.
I share Senator Collins' sense of irony about this, truly.
It is very much intended to be a light-touch approach, but one that we believe, over time, will move the private sector and critical infrast...
I think the country would be better off if we did create some new law regarding the authority of the President to act in these emergencies.
We want to hear that voice. But in the case of a really catastrophic emergency, I think we want to be clear that the President has authority...
It has been one of the best experiences of my life. It has been a real opportunity to serve my country.
I have been really impressed with the folks that we have in NIST.
This could, unfortunately, end up as a real obstacle to the passage of the bill, the failure to do something about liability.
The White House and Committee bills have a generally similar proposal, although as you know, we give DHS the authority to evaluate the plans...
access to the Federal courts for review should be reduced beyond what it already is.
To some extent, though, the assertion of due process rights often depends on an advocate who knows the law.
