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“shortly we will once again begin the process on the cyber security bill. We will start votes hopefully right at 11 o'clock. We will try to work through five amendments this morning and return this afternoon with a short period of debate, and once again, at 4 o'clock, we will take up five additional votes--or possibly four--and be at the point where we could conclude this legislation. Let me say to my colleagues that the Senate has tried for several years now to bring cyber security legislation to the Senate floor and find the will to pass it. With the work of the vice chairman, I think we have been able to succeed in that. We enjoyed a 14-to-1 vote out of the committee, showing tremendous bipartisan support. Thousands of businesses and almost 100 organizations around the country are supportive of the bill. But, more importantly, in the last several days the bill has gained the support of the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post--not necessarily publications that chime in on the need for certain pieces of legislation from the Senate floor, but in this particular case, two publications understand the importance of cyber security legislation getting signed into law. This is the first step, and conferencing with the House will come shortly after. I am proud to say that we already have legislation the White House says they support.…”