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On the recordSeptember 6, 2011
I am just worried that we are going to pass this bill as it ends up being amended, that it will go into effect, and we are going to pat ourselves on the back for having done something good about protecting America from cyber crime and from cyber attack, and, in fact, what we have done is overlooked the resource disadvantage that we have put ourselves at.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse expresses concern about inadequate resources despite passing cyber crime legislation.

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