The hang up is the concern on how a leak like in the Wikileaks scandal would be handled. I have not read the bill so I don't know if the fear is founded or not, but many of these Republicans have supported similar bills in the past, so it's not as partisan as it appears.

Three years ago, Issa and more than 100 other Republicans had voted for a version of whistle-blower protection legislation that ultimately didn't make it through Congress.