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Senators propose multiple cuts to restore National Cybersecurity Center funding

2852600 · April 2, 2025
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Summary

Senators filed several amendments to shift modest sums (hundreds of thousands to millions) from inmate recreation, behavioral health and other programs to partially restore the National Cybersecurity Center's budget.

Senator Larry Liston introduced a series of amendments intended to direct funding to the National Cybersecurity Center in Colorado Springs, telling colleagues he was seeking “just to find some money for the National Cybersecurity Center.”

Liston and other sponsors proposed redirecting modest portions of line items — for example, a 10% or 5% reduction to certain inmate recreation budgets, a fraction of return‑mail processing funds, and small…

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