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Blumenauer Opposes CISPA Passage

April 18, 2013

Congressman Earl Blumenauer submitted the following statement to the Congressional record following his vote against H.R. 624, "The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act":

Cybersecurity experts in government and the private sector agree that the biggest impediments to strengthening cybersecurity are obstacles that prevent the sharing of cyber threat information. The intent of the bill before the House, H.R. 624, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) is laudable in that it eliminates some of those obstacles. Security and privacy, however, should not be mutually exclusive and CISPA does not go far enough to protect privacy. This is the bottom line for me, my constituents, and I hope the Obama Administration, and why I oppose this legislation.