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Cybersecurity Bill Is Blocked by G.O.P. Filibuster

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Remember this when your personal data is hacked and your bank account drained and someone dies because of a security breach.

“The politics of obstructionism, driven by special interest groups seeking to avoid accountability, prevented Congress from passing legislation to better protect our nation from potentially catastrophic cyberattacks,” the statement said.

The bill’s most vocal opponents were a group of Republican senators led by John McCain, Republican of Arizona, who took the side of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and steadfastly opposed the legislation, arguing that it would be too burdensome for corporations.




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