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Politico: New class of lawmakers look to dig in on cybersecurity
Washington D.C. | Politico Staff,
March 6, 2023
Freshman members of several key House committees are aiming to point a renewed focus at cyber threats facing the nation into the 118th Congress, Maggie writes in a new story out (for Pros!) today. Among the more than 80 new members of the House and Senate are some who have past experience in the cybersecurity space, and have been placed on key subcommittees as a result. They laid out some of their priorities in interviews with POLITICO, including securing elections ahead of the 2024 presidential race, shoring up the security of critical utilities against cyber threats from nations including Russia and China, and improving oversight of federal agencies key to the cyber mission. The House Homeland Security Committee is chock full of new members with a background in cyber. These include Rep. Laurel Lee (R-Fla.), the former Florida secretary of state, who says cybersecurity was the “No. 1” issue that took up her time in that role, specifically in regards to securing elections. Rep. Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) — another of the new Republican lawmakers on the House Homeland Security Committee’s cyber subcommittee — says his main priority is “ensuring our critical infrastructure has the necessary protection to respond to cyberattacks from foreign adversaries,” and ensuring CISA is adequately resourced.
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