Terri Sewell: “I would like to thank Ranking Member Adam Schiff, as well as our chair, Chairman Nunes, for your leadership on this…”

“I would like to thank Ranking Member Adam Schiff, as well as our chair, Chairman Nunes, for your leadership on this matter. Today, I rise in support of H.R. 1560, the Protecting Cyber Networks Act, a bill that I am proud to be an original cosponsor, a bill that was unanimously voted out of our committee, the Intel Committee. Again, I want to commend both the chairman and the ranking member for their leadership. It is an honor to serve on that committee where we really try, on a daily basis, to be bipartisan in our efforts to protect the homeland and to secure our national security. This critical bill is bipartisan legislation, which encourages the private sector to share cyber threat information, which will ultimately help prevent future attacks. It seems like we are always hearing about another company being hit with cyber attacks. These attacks cost our economy billions of dollars each year, and it threatens our national security and jeopardizes every American's sensitive, personal, and financial information. This bill takes a very important step towards addressing this emerging national security threat without compromising the privacy of American citizens. Fostering an environment where companies can voluntarily share information with each other helps American businesses defend themselves against harmful cyber attacks and helps them protect consumer information and privacy.…”