Richard Blumenthal: “Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for your leadership in bringing us together today for this hearing.”

The agency's implementation of Mr. Trump's executive order has been perilously rushed and potentially unlawful.

His economy is on the verge of major crisis.

Put plainly: this process will likely lead to chaos, confusion, and the inability of many Americans to have their vote counted.

It could delay ballots by the thousands in repeated verification cycles — and thus prevent states from mailing enormous numbers of ballots.