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Saturday, April 28, 2012

Seven co-sponsors of CISPA cybersecurity bill voted against it - The Hill's Hillicon Valley

Five Democratic and two Republican co-sponsors of the Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) reversed course and voted against the bill on the House floor on Thursday evening.
The Democratic co-sponsors who voted against it were Reps. Joe Baca (Calif.), Anna Eshoo (Calif.), Luis Gutierrez (Ill.), Alcee Hastings (Fla.) and Michael Michaud (Maine). The Republicans were Reps. Mo Brooks (Ala.) and Ralph Hall (Texas).
The House approved the bill on a vote of 248-168, with 42 Democrats supporting the bill and 28 Republicans opposed.
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Seven co-sponsors of CISPA cybersecurity bill voted against it - The Hill's Hillicon Valley

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