Fortunately, to the Obama administration's credit, the proposed amendments don't appear to have convinced them of the bill's merit. After they were announced, National Security Council spokesperson Caitlin Hayden made comments suggesting that the Obama White House still does not support CISPA. "The nation's critical infrastructure cyber vulnerabilities will not be addressed by information sharing alone," she said. "[W]hile information sharing legislation is an essential component of comprehensive legislation to address critical infrastructure risks, information sharing provisions must include robust safeguards to preserve the privacy and civil liberties of our citizens. Legislation without new authorities to address our nation’s critical infrastructure vulnerabilities, or legislation that would sacrifice the privacy of our citizens in the name of security, will not meet our nation's urgent needs.