Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I am proud to be here with Senator Warner and Senator Wyden, both leaders on this election security issue. This is the second time I have come to the floor this week to urge the Senate to take action on election security legislation. It has been 1,006 days since Russia attacked us in 2016, something that has been confirmed by all of President Trump's top intelligence agents. In fact, former Director Coats actually said they are getting bolder. The next major elections are just 377 days away. We must take action now to secure our elections. I know Senator Wyden will be addressing the actual hacking of our election equipment, which is so important, as well as other issues, but I am focused on this propaganda issue, this disinformation campaign that we have seen from the Russians. The Honest Ads Act, which is part of the bill that I will be asking for unanimous consent on, the SHIELD Act, which is going to be passed by the House today, includes a number of measures that would close loopholes to stop foreign spending on issue ads in our elections. It would boost disclosure and transparency requirements, and it would help to stop bad actors from using deceptive practices to mislead voters. All that may sound like a list of policy issues that seem very removed, but let me make it very specific. Here is one example of, literally, millions. In the last election, an ad was discovered that was paid for in rubles. It had been paid for in rubles before the election.…”