Barrasso Urges Senate Passage of Strategic Subsea Cables Act

U.S. Senator John Barrasso, Senate Majority Whip, spoke on the Senate Floor Thursday about the importance of passing the Strategic Subsea Cables Act. Subsea cables are fiber optic cables on the ocean floor that enable worldwide communication through the internet. Senator Barrasso said that as our country’s adversaries target and sabotage critical underwater infrastructure, this bipartisan legislation would help secure and repair subsea cables, strengthening America’s economy and national security.

Barrasso closed his remarks by saying that our adversaries seek to turn the bottom of the ocean into a battlefield and the Strategic Subsea Cables Act would make America safer and more secure in our network under the waves.