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GOP rushes to save election security agency gutted by Trump: report
['María Teresita Armstrong-Matta', 'John Casey', 'Tara Dublin', 'Jason Miciak']
Raw Story
Republicans on Capitol Hill are moving to restore funding and staffing to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, after voting to defund it to appease President Donald Trump.
The CISA fell out of favor with Trump in 2020, after former Director Christopher Krebs declared the presidential elections "the most secure in American history," Politico noted.
Now, Republicans including Reps. Andy Ogles (R-TN) and Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), who previously voted against CISA funding, are advocating to rehabilitate the agency, per report.
“The future battlefield will be shaped by artificial intelligence, autonomous systems and cyber capabilities,” Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY) told Politico.
“Congress must ensure America stays ahead of our adversaries by investing in the technologies, infrastructure, and workforce needed to defend our nation.