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Representative Garbarino, Republican from Long Island's 2nd District, introduced a bipartisan bill in Congress Monday that seeks to help small businesses tighten up their cyber security.

A similar bill was introduced in the Senate by Senator Marco Rubio to give small business development centers across the country up to $350,000 each year to create a cyber training program to assist small businesses.

The Biden administration blamed China on Monday for a cyberattack that compromised more than a million Microsoft customers, but stopped short of sanctioning Beijing for contracting with hackers.

The United Kingdom, European Union, and NATO joined the United States in condemning China for facilitating the March attack on Microsoft Exchange email servers. But President Joe Biden and State Department spokesman Ned Price dismissed the need for retaliation, causing some lawmakers to question the Biden administration’s ability to combat hostile foreign actors.

N.Y. Republican Congressman Andrew Garbarino discussed how small businesses will have to raise prices due to inflation and the ongoing migrant crisis, arguing the money sent by the Biden administration "should be focused on securing the border."