Washington, Sept. 2 -- Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today blasted Trump Administration cuts to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the federal government's lead cybersecurity agency, as national security experts warned that defenses protecting critical infrastructure in communities across the country remain dangerously weak. During a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing, Dr. Seth Jones confirmed his assessment that some U.S. cyber defenses, particularly among municipalities, are "shockingly poor." Krishnamoorthi pointed to reports of cyberattacks on water systems across at least 12 states this summer before notin...