I mean, we get a lot of information from companies, you know, telling us they will help us in terms of cybersecurity, but what product is actually really needed versus what would we just be spending money on that would be frivolous and not…

I think there is just a secondary concern that people aren't always focused on is that the hacking could also result in stealing of private voter information.

If we were able to talk that way nationally, this would be probably the last hearing of this sort we will have.

Mr. Praetz, thank you for supporting the Secure Elections Act in your testimony.

But I think we have evidence now from 2016 that clearly that is a convenience that we just can't afford.

The 14th.

I think for a while people were talking about, well, why doesn't everyone just vote from home, which is great when you can mail in a ballot.

We are just hoping that we can get this through, and I know Senator Lankford is working very hard to do that.

The judge here looked at all the evidence and found that it was a very small number and said that there was, in fact, no iceberg--this is their words--only an icicle, largely created by confusion and administrative error.

I think that strikes the right balance.

I think we have to pay attention to it.

It is a huge advantage, especially post 2016.

I think that the EAC plays an important role in our elections process across this country.

It was just part of a larger fight over something that, as you described it, was unfortunate.

I want to thank everyone, including Senator Klobuchar and others, who were part of getting that $380 million for us.

What was extraordinarily important, he said, was who would count the votes.

We have a bill, Senator Lankford and I--along with Senator Harris and Graham and Warner and Burr, Heinrich and Collins--it is a bipartisan bill called the Secure Elections Act.

Secretary of State Pompeo said when he was CIA Director that he has 'every expectation' that Russia will target the U.S. midterm elections.