Andrew Garbarino: “The threats have advanced, the technology also needs to advance.”

Congress is very good at being reactive... We don't want another 9/11. So if I could leave my fingerprints on something here, it's the fact that the focus, Congress' focus on national security, Congress' focus on homeland security or…

That's why 9/11 happened. 9/11 happened because our intelligence agencies, they were siloed, they were not sharing information. I don't know if it was a complacency or whatever, but there were a lot of problems.

It is imperative that we get the CIRCIA rule right. CIRCIA should serve as the standard, not another regulation standing in the way of effective cyber defense.

I am proud to have been the leading voice on Long Island during negotiations on this key reconciliation bill.