Well, that was fast. About 24 hours after Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he would move to bring the once-failed Cybersecurity Act of 2012 to the Senate floor for a vote, its opponents shot it down again. Reid’s procedural motion to move the bill forward was rejected 51-47 on Wednesday. The bill, introduced by Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, includes several controversial elements that have attracted a wide-ranging and potent group of opponents.
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Senate Tosses Cybersecurity Ball to Obama's Court
Posted by: Erika Morphy November 15, 2012 02:59 PMWell, that was fast. About 24 hours after Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he would move to bring the once-failed Cybersecurity Act of 2012 to the Senate floor for a vote, its opponents shot it down again. Reid’s procedural motion to move the bill forward was rejected 51-47 on Wednesday. The bill, introduced by Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, includes several controversial elements that have attracted a wide-ranging and potent group of opponents.