Schumer cancels vote on Senate’s cyber bill, citing McConnell opposition

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) canceled a planned vote on a bipartisan cybersecurity bill that aimed to improve defenses against the growing threat of ransomware attacks, following opposition from Republican lawmakers and the chamber's minority leader.<br><br>The measure, spearheaded by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and John Cornyn (R-TX), was set to be voted on by the Senate on Thursday and could have become the first major cyber bill to pass this Congress, reported Politico.<br><br>However, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said in a floor speech that he would not support the bill and urged lawmakers to vote against it, prompting Schumer to table the vote.<br><br>"My desire to sign this bill into law and give these agencies the tools they need to fight cyber threats is being met with a Republican insistence on poison pill amendments that have no place in this bill," Schumer said of his decision to delay the vote.<br><br><br><br>**PSA: Ransomware volumetrically is getting worse and worse and worse.**