"voter fraud does exist, and we must ensure our States are prepared against it."
"Election security is one of the most important issues that this Committee is tasked with, and I take the Committee's role of ensuring fair and secure elections very seriously, as I know you do too."
"assisting States with the tools they need to protect their election systems is the proper role for the Federal Government."
"I believe we must approach election security on three fronts."
"Today, I want an honest assessment of what we have gotten right and what we have gotten wrong over the last 17 years."
"we must work together to make sure the progress in keeping our Nation's election system secure and free from inference is our number-one priority."
"Election security is one of the most important issues that this Committee is tasked with and I take the responsibility of ensuring fair and secure elections extremely serious."
"Facts matter, statistics matter and help us determine how we effectively spend taxpayer dollars to ensure that we have the fairest, safest, most secure election systems."
"For the Federal Government to come over and to overreach and to take over the administration of the elections at all levels, first, I don't think it is appropriate. Secondly, I don't think it is const..."
"We know that at least 21 States were targeted by a foreign state actor prior to the 2016 U.S. election and we know that Russia undertook a misinformation campaign during the same election."
"I am for an election system remaining--I am for election systems remaining as critical infrastructure."