Prospects waned for legislation designed to strengthen U.S.defenses against computer attacks as an assistant to PresidentBarack Obama called Republican opposition “hard to believe.”
With the U.S. Senate set to leave Washington by the end of thisweek for its August recess, Majority Leader Harry Reid, a NevadaDemocrat, is seeking to end debate today and move to a vote on acybersecurity proposal backed by Obama.
Efforts to forge a compromise have bogged down as Republicanscontend that even voluntary standards to protect criticalinfrastructure would harm business, and senators from both partiesoffered amendments on topics including gun control and Obama'shealth-care overhaul.
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