The best way to attack a lie is with the truth. I hope my colleagues on both sides of the aisle will join me in supporting CISA's efforts to prebunk and debunk the kind of disinformation that erodes our democracy.

We have not been able to enact this important legislation, but we will continue to fight, as the consequences of failure on this issue are simply too high.

We must build on this progress by investing additional resources in election security, replacing paperless voting machines with paper ballots, conducting evidence-based post-election audits, and ensuring the highest security standards for…

That achievement speaks volumes about the hard work of election officials throughout the country and the potential to protect our elections when we collaborate to prioritize security.

At the end of the day, we made enormous progress.

I applaud Chairwoman Clarke for her efforts to authorize CISA's disinformation efforts, particularly its Rumor Control website to debunk misinformation promptly.

Despite multiple requests by the committee Democrats to hold hearings on election security, the Republican Chairman largely declined to do so.

Fortunately, there is another way, as reflected in the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act that the House passed last week.

Good afternoon. I would like to thank the witnesses for participating in today's hearing on how we can secure our democracy against threats to election systems, as well as efforts to undermine voter confidence and faith in democratic…

If people are convinced that an election result is illegitimate--no matter how baseless that claim may be--we have seen first-hand the violence it can produce.

Unfortunately, the aftermath of the 2020 election demonstrated that even when an election is highly secure, misinformation can produce devastating consequences for our democratic system of government.

So much has changed since this committee held its first dedicated election security hearing in 2019, which was already about 2 years too late.

The past few years has been a troubling time for our democracy.

We have seen people spread lies about the integrity of our elections and use them to justify new restrictive voter laws that do nothing to enhance voter confidence.

This is a major existential threat to our democracy, and I look forward to hearing from this panel to see how we might start to rebuild faith in democratic institutions.

As we come off the historic Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday, it is incumbent upon all of us not just to reflect on his legacy but to really honor it. Honoring his legacy means really using our political strength, much of which was given…

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It is often said that law enforcement officers work for a cause, not applause. This is certainly true and today I would like to recognize a trooper from the southern tier of New York's 22nd district who deserves our applause. Trooper David…