Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) urged the Senate to pass his
cybersecurity bill in a floor speech on Wednesday, warning that July
could be the final opportunity to address the issue.
He predicted that the lame-duck session following the election will be consumed by budget and tax issues.
"The
truth is, if we don't take it up in July and see if we've got the votes
… we're not going to be able to pass this legislation in a way that's
timely and allows us to go to conference, reach an agreement and send
the bill to the president," Lieberman said.
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