WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced the "Combating Critical Infrastructure Vandalism Act," bipartisan legislation to combat the growing problem of theft and vandalism targeting broadband and telecommunications infrastructure. The bill would strengthen federal protections for privately owned broadband networks and make the willful or malicious theft, destruction, or damage of copper, fiber, and coaxial cables used to provide telecommunications and broadband internet services a federal criminal offense.
"Missouri families and businesses rely on broadband every day, and when critical infrastructure is vandalized or stolen, they are th...