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On the recordJune 14, 2017
it has been more than 6 months since a major foreign adversary undertook a cyber act of war against our election. The Russian attack sought to undermine faith in our democratic system and favor one candidate over another-- in this case, one seen as more favorable to the Kremlin's interests. This was truly a historic event--one that requires a response of equal magnitude--not only to deter any such attacks on our future elections and those of our Western allies, but to make sure our election infrastructure is secure from any future cyber threats. Unfortunately, President Trump has refused to even acknowledge the Russian act of cyber war and the Republican-controlled Congress has similarly refused to act to retaliate against Russia or strengthen our cyber defenses. All the while, Russia has predictably continued its belligerent military and cyber actions against our NATO allies and Ukraine, as well as ongoing cyber attacks on the election of our democratic allies, most recently in France. This should come as no surprise. We were warned by our own experts and our allies about the danger of American inaction.…
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
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Jun 14, 2017

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