I believe that we are going to see it in this coming election.

It has been reported that Intel informed Chinese companies of the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities before notifying the U.S. Government.

These threats are not Democrat or Republican. They are against our country and its wellbeing.

There's no doubt that Russia and China will continue to exploit these and future vulnerabilities to advance their own interests.

So let me see if I can restate what you just said. You think that 7 months, after having notified their customers, to notify the government is a rather long time.

So it did not occur to you to notify them this past time, but you are going to in the future.

The Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities--discovered inside virtually every computer in the world--should be a wake-up call to us all.

There has got to be some coordinating body that works in the private-public partnership, as we have defined it, to make sure all the stakeholders know what the issues are.

We will continue to partner closely and collaborate with the U.S. Government.

Still, the Nation is not prepared to deal with this threat and that includes the private sector.

One week in advance of the public disclosure date is insufficient time.

This jurisdiction is shared with the Armed Services Committee where this Senator has the privilege of being the Ranking Member on the Cyber Subcommittee.