States and local governments need further Federal assistance before attackers strike again.

Our democracy has been attacked and continues to be attacked. Now is the time for the country to unify and come together and act.

I do think it is a new world, with nation-state attackers attacking the local levels.

The whole democratic process, even if you do not have the problem of hostile actors, often hinges in trying to find out who really won an election with how old this equipment is.

Congress should authorize and appropriate regular ongoing federal funding focused on improving the security of our elections.

Last fall Chairman Quigley and Representative Katko invited me to demonstrate a hack here on Capitol Hill in a mock election with a voting machine used in 18 States.

Congress should also immediately pass regulation to ensure that online platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, are not used as tools of foreign influence.

We know that in the lead-up to the 2016 elections, the Russians targeted at least 21 State election systems.

Yet many of the vulnerabilities that existed in 2016 continue to persist across the country.

State election officials are on the front lines of defending democracy, and it has been a pleasure to work with them over the past several years.

For the past two years, I have done my best with others to sound the alarm about the vulnerabilities of our election system.