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The State and Local Cybersecurity Act, a major bipartisan effort to help defend against cyber attacks sponsored primarily by Rep. Yvette Clarke
Finally, the committee also approved legislation sponsored primarily by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
Jackson Lee testified Tuesday of the need for the legislation following reports that Colonial Pipeline paid the cyber criminals behind the ransomware attack around $5 million to regain access to its networks and begin operations after temporarily shutting down. The company has not publicly confirmed that it paid the ransom, but it has not denied reports.
“When Colonial Pipeline was asked by the White House to respond about whether they paid ransom, it was a slow, slow response, almost attempting to hide from the government what they had done,” Jackson Lee noted.
Katko and House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson
“Why do they even participate in negotiations at all?” Schumer grumbled.
The Democratic leader pledged to move forward with the bill once it passes the House, even if it has scant Republican support.
“We’ll see what the House vote is like but I want to be clear: I will put the Jan. 6 commission legislation on the floor of the Senate for a vote. Period,” he said.
“Republicans can let their constituents know: Are they on the side of truth or do they want to cover up for the insurrectionists and for Donald Trump
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