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Hey everybody, it's Anna Palmer from The Daily Punch. You are listening to the third edition of our podcast,

The Future of Cybersecurity. This month, we are going deep on the future of cybersecurity just in time

for Cybersecurity Awareness Month. I'm going to be joined, as always, by senior congressional

reporter Andrew Desiderio, who is leading our efforts on this project. A big thank you to Google

for making this podcast and product possible.

In today's edition, we are going to be digging into the players when it comes to cybersecurity.

The lawmakers leading the effort, administration officials trying to lead the way,

and industry titans who are weighing in with a lot on the line.

Andrew, thank you so much for being here today.

Thanks, Anna.

All right, so let's talk lawmakers.

We have talked about the state of play, the legislative landscape.

You know, there's some clear leaders here in Congress when it comes to people who are

trying to put their own stamp on the legislation and also the

urgency with which they want Congress to actually act. Yeah, I think the two players in Congress here

that are going to be the most important are going to be Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer,

as well as Republican Senator Mike Rounds from South Dakota. They are leading this broader artificial intelligence effort.

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