Senator hopes new bill will better protect electric grid from attacks
Last year the Senate passed a protection bill but nothing happened in the House. Now Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) has co-sponsored a new bill he hopes will have b...
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Nearly everyone agrees the nation’s electrical grid is at danger from cyber attacks. So far Congress hasn’t done much about it. Last year the Senate passed a protection bill, but nothing happened in the House. Now it’s round two, and Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) has co-sponsored a new bill he hopes will have better prospects. He joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for the details.
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