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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jul 10, 2018

If the White House is considering or considered planting a false story about the Automated Indicator Sharing program, please provide any meeting notes.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jul 10, 2018

Looking toward the future, we must be able to put politics aside for the good of the country and work together to protect against efforts to undermine our cherished democratic institutions.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jul 10, 2018

We cannot stand aside and allow the White House to jeopardize this important program in a self-serving attempt to change the news cycle.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jul 10, 2018

It is more important than ever that State and local election officials are able to rely on assistance from the Department of Homeland Security.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jul 10, 2018

I share the view that any foreign government interference in our elections is unacceptable and should not go unpunished.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jul 10, 2018

I am writing to express my continued commitment to examining the Russian government's interference in the 2016 elections.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jul 10, 2018

Please provide a detailed log of meetings held at the White House on Wednesday, May 17, 2017.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jul 10, 2018

Last year's Russian campaign to hack our political institutions and interfere with the Presidential election was a blatant attack on our democracy.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jul 10, 2018

It is important to note for the record that committee Democrats have been requesting official oversight activities on election security since before the 2016 election.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jul 10, 2018

Securing our elections is part and parcel to securing our Democracy.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jul 10, 2018

We would welcome the opportunity to work on a bipartisan basis to make our Nation's schools more secure to terrorism, active shootings, and other threats.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jul 10, 2018

The danger of cyber attacks from state and non-state actors is constantly escalating and evolving and Americans must be confident that we are addressing this threat.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jul 10, 2018

When a sovereign nation attempts to meddle in our elections, it is an attack on our country.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jul 10, 2018

One year ago, 139 million Americans cast their vote in the wake of a massive Russian cyber-enabled influence operation designed to undermine confidence in our democracy.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jul 10, 2018

The gravity of this matter demands more; it demands that the committee launch a bipartisan investigation.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jul 10, 2018

H.R. 5011, the Election Security Act, currently has over 100 cosponsors, all Democrats.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jul 10, 2018

Unfortunately, due to it being in an unclassified setting, it is not possible for this last-minute briefing scheduled by House Republicans on election security to be able to go into the detail necessary to properly educate Members of…

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jul 10, 2018

This President's failure to take seriously the threat to our democracy is one of the main reasons that we must do effective and thorough oversight in this body.

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