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On the recordApril 25, 2012
If there was a cyber attack that was issued on any one of us anywhere in the country, I am terrified of what would happen, and what that could do to destroy commerce in America.
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Lujan expresses concern over the vulnerability of the power grid to cyber attacks.

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