WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Ranking Member issued the following news release:

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Maggie Hassan (D-NH), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Mark Warner (D-VA) released statements following the U.S. Senate's passage of their Health Care Cybersecurity and Resilience Act (https://www.help.senate.gov/rep/newsroom/press/chair-cassidy-colleagues-reintroduce-legislation-to-strengthen-cybersecurity-in-health-care) by unanimous consent. The bill was also cosponsored by U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), and Angus King (I-ME).

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