On the recordJuly 31, 2012
In closing, I wish to read a little from General Alexander's letter, which is dated today. In it he says: I am writing to express my strong support for passage of a comprehensive bipartisan cyber security bill by the Senate this week. The cyber threat facing the Nation is real and demands immediate action-- Not action next year, not action next Congress, not action even after the recess we are about to take. As General Alexander says: The time to act is now; we simply cannot afford further delay. Moreover, to be most effective in protecting against this threat to our national security, cyber security legislation should address both information sharing and core critical infrastructure hardening. That is exactly what the bill we have brought before the Senate would do. I urge our colleagues to join us. If they have other ideas, offer amendments, but let's get on with the task before us before we are looking back and saying: Why didn't we act? Why didn't we pay attention to all of those warnings? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Delaware.
