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John Sarbanes: “I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Actually, I want to echo the remarks of the gentleman from Illinois and the…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2019
I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Actually, I want to echo the remarks of the gentleman from Illinois and the remarks of the gentlewoman from California in congratulating Congresswoman Spanberger on this excellent amendment and emphasizing, as they did, how lucky we are to have the benefit of the expertise that is brought to this Chamber by Congresswoman Spanberger, based on her national security experience. We need to maximize what people can offer here, and this amendment is a perfect example of that. There is increasing anxiety out there among the populace about these attempts to hack into our election infrastructure. This measure will make sure that we are all on alert to that. I thank the gentlewoman for the amendment.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland
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Mar 7, 2019

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