Rep. Pallone Issues Statement on Committee Passage of Energy Cybersecurity Bills
June 11, 2021
June 11, 2021
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement on June 10, 2021, after the committee voted to favorably advance four bipartisan bills to improve energy cybersecurity:
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"The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack was a sharp reminder of just how deeply we all rely on our energy infrastructure every day, and just how urgent it is that we act to modernize and protect it . . .
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"The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack was a sharp reminder of just how deeply we all rely on our energy infrastructure every day, and just how urgent it is that we act to modernize and protect it . . .