[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16506]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     CYBERSECURITY INFORMATION SHARING BILL AND FISCAL NEGOTIATIONS

  Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, last week Senators voted 
overwhelmingly to advance legislation that will help to protect the 
privacy of their constituents. Experts say the tools in the bipartisan 
cybersecurity bill the Senate voted to advance can help prevent future 
attacks through the sharing of information between the public and 
private sectors. The legislation's voluntary information sharing 
provisions are key to protecting the personal information of the people 
we all represent. The bill has also been carefully examined by Senators 
of both parties and contains important measures to protect civil 
liberties and individual privacy. I thank Chairman Burr and Vice 
Chairman Feinstein of the Intelligence Committee for their hard work on 
the bipartisan bill.
  We will consider a variety of amendments from both sides of the aisle 
tomorrow. After that, we can take a final vote on the underlying bill. 
That will be the Senate's initial focus this week. I will have more to 
say about it tomorrow.
  In the meantime, we also know that fiscal negotiations are ongoing. 
As the details come in, and especially if an agreement is reached, I 
intend to consult and discuss the details with our colleagues.
  I yield the floor.

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