Political Quotes

“Madam President, I know the leaders are coming down shortly, but I thought I would get started, and I will return when they are finished with their remarks. Secure Elections Madam President, 271 is the number of days left before the 2018 elections. Only 271 days to go--a little more than 9 months--and we still cannot assure American voters that our elections are secure. That is unacceptable, and that is on us. We know what happened in 2016. There was no debate about the facts. On January 6, 2017, intelligence reports made clear that Russia used covert cyber attacks, espionage, and harmful propaganda to attack our political system. Six months later, on June 21, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that Russia launched cyber attacks against at least 21 State election systems and illegally obtained emails from local election officials. This week, we also learned that voter systems in Illinois were hacked, and the information on thousands of voters was exposed to the Russians. Our national security officials have sounded the alarm. This is just the beginning. Last week, CIA Director Mike Pompeo said he has ``every expectation'' that Russia will target the U.S. midterm elections.…”