Washington, June 30 -- Congressman Gus Bilirakis issued the following press release:
U.S. Representatives Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) and Darren Soto (FL-09) today introduced the "Federal Investment Restrictions on Equipment from Worrisome Authoritarian Linked Locations (FIREWALL) Act, bipartisan legislation designed to safeguard America's telecommunications infrastructure from foreign adversaries by prohibiting federal telecommunications funding from being used to purchase fiber-optic cable sourced from countries of concern. The legislation builds upon ongoing efforts to secure U.S. communications networks from foreign threats and prevent hostile regimes from gaining access to critical American infrastructure.
"America's telecommunications net...