2020s senatorial press release: on Technology


Catherine Cortez Masto: Co-sponsored bill to protect small business from cyberattack

Cortez Masto introduced legislation to help protect small businesses from expensive data breaches and cyber-attacks. Said Cortez Masto, "Unfortunately, small businesses that don't have the resources to purchase expensive, sophisticated products often bear the brunt of these attacks. I'm proud to cosponsor legislation that will ease the burden on Nevada's small business owners by allowing them to pool together to negotiate cheaper prices and keep their customers' data safe."
Source: Senate press release for 2020 Veepstakes Jan 24, 2020

Jim Risch: Co-sponsored bill to protect small business from cyberattack

[Senators Jim Risch and Jacky Rosen joined Senator Catherine] Cortez Masto introducing legislation to help protect small businesses from expensive data breaches and cyber-attacks. Said Cortez Masto, "Unfortunately, small businesses that don't have the resources to purchase expensive, sophisticated products. I'm proud to cosponsor legislation that will ease the burden on small business owners by allowing them to pool together to negotiate cheaper prices and keep their customers' data safe."
Source: Senate press release for 2020 Idaho Senate race Jan 24, 2020

Mike Rounds: Proposes joint cybersecurity effort with Israel

Sen. Rounds, along with Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), introduced the US-Israel Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Act, that would require the State Department to investigate potential benefits of a joint US-Israel cybersecurity center. Said Rounds, "Israel is a world leader in cybersecurity. Partnering with this close ally on a cybersecurity center of excellence, where experts can share best practices and other critical information, can help us bolster the cyber capabilities of both nations."
Source: Senate press release on rounds.senate.gov for 2020 Jul 30, 2019

Sherrod Brown: Export controls: deny China access to U.S. technology

China poses a real and growing threat to our national security. Perhaps nowhere is that risk more acute than with the development of advanced technology. China has used advanced technology--much of it stolen from the U.S., some of it sent there through corporate outsourcing--to ramp up its military modernization and build a mass surveillance state that commits deplorable human rights violations, including the detention of millions of Uighurs in Xinjiang.

Addressing these threats from the Chinese government, and improving our domestic capability to compete with China, have been a top priority of this Committee. Five years ago, we updated the laws that govern our export control and inbound investment screening programs. Export controls can be used to deny China and others access to U.S. technology that they could use to undermine our national security. We have made export controls a central feature of our national security and foreign policy.

Source: Senate press release on 2024 Ohio Senate race Jan 18, 2024

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