Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman from California for giving me the time. Mr. Chair, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 1. Last Congress, House Democrats sought to address Russia's meddling in the Presidential election. Unfortunately, the then-majority would not prioritize the issue, so Democrats formed a Congressional Task Force on Election Security, which I co-chaired. In February of 2018, after a series of public meetings with experts in national security, cybersecurity, and election administration, the task force released a report charting a course for how we could better protect our election infrastructure. I am pleased that H.R. 1 includes the Election Security Act, legislation I introduced to implement the task force's recommendation. Under the Election Security Act, States are provided surge funding to replace decades-old, outdated election equipment with more modern, secure technologies. Additionally, to move the Nation off the crisis-to-crisis model we have been on, it provides grants, ongoing maintenance, and security. It also improves transparency with election infrastructure vendors and provides cybersecurity training to election officials. Last month, at my committee's hearing on election security, some of my Republican colleagues balked at the bill's price tag. Mr.…”