"All these funds have been raised without the sites."
"One other thing I would add is doing it sooner rather than later means that you are still the Secretary for when we get started on this."
"I look forward to continuing my work with my colleagues to support the important work of the Smithsonian."
"I want to thank Senator Fischer and the Members of the Committee for a productive hearing."
"If we recognize tribes' inherent authority to be able to provide for public safety in their nations, that we get better results."
"We have been joined by Senator Bennet and Ricketts and have broad support on both sides of the aisle to prohibit fraudulent AI-generated deepfakes in our elections."
"I introduced a bipartisan bill with Senator Lisa Murkowski to require transparency in ads substantially generated by AI."
"We must work across the aisle to protect our elections from these threats."
"Election security is truly national security, and these investments must be prioritized as our intel agencies continue to warn about foreign adversaries trying to influence our elections."
"I will not give up until these bills become the law of the land because I believe we truly need to have federal voting rights protections for the citizens of this country."
"The stakes have never been higher, and we need Congress's help."
"It would create criminal penalties for threats of violence to intimidate voters or election officials."