In mixed response to White House cyber strategy, House Republicans focus on regulations

Republican leaders on the House Homeland Security Committee questioned the White House’s desire for more cyber regulations after the release of the National Cybersecurity Strategy on Thursday.

Committee Chairman Mark Green and Cybersecurity Subcommittee Chairman Andrew Garbarino did praise aspects of the plan, namely the focus on threats from Russia and China as well as the need for further public-private partnerships. 

But the lawmakers said the call for further mandatory cybersecurity regulations for critical infrastructure contradicted what Congress outlined in …

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