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“I wish to support the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. Cyber security is the most pressing economic and national security threat facing our country today. As a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, I am keenly aware of the damage cyber attacks cause on our Nation. As vice chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I believe we must have a clear and comprehensive approach to funding cyber security. In boardrooms and around kitchen tables, concern over cyber security is heightening. It is gaining new traction following the cyber attack on the Office of Personnel Management, which compromised the personal information of more than 22 million Federal employees, contractors, and their families. The American people expect serious action by Congress. This can and must be done, while respecting privacy and avoiding data misuse by the government or businesses. Congress must act with a sense of urgency to pass the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act. If we wait for another major cyber attack, we risk overreacting, overregulating, overspending, and overlegislating. The time to act is now. Our Nation is under attack. Every day, cyber attacks are happening. Cyber terrorists are working to damage critical infrastructure by taking over the power grid or disrupting air traffic control. Cyber spies are moving at breakneck speeds to steal state secrets, intellectual property, and personal information.…”