Jay Rockefeller: “Let me be clear: I believe that we would do customers a disservice if we failed to reauthorize STELA.”

I thank Senator Johnson for his interest and support for this legislation and for his shared interest in strengthening cyber security. I also thank my colleague from South Dakota for drawing attention to the potential impact of this…

If confirmed, I will commit to review all of the statutory requirements and congressional deadlines.

Just as a follow-up to the question of funding which was addressed, CBO actually has come out with an estimate on what all of this would cost. It is not $20 billion; it is in the area of zero up to $10 billion over that period of 4 years.

If we keep the Senate, if we do not keep the Senate, that will have its affect.