Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I want to start by thanking my Republican colleague from Maine, Senator Susan Collins, for her work on this legislation. In addition to her excellent work on the Intelligence Committee, her experience in homeland security and critical infrastructure was absolutely critical to the drafting of this legislation. As current members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, we are continuing to work on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election. Yesterday, our committee held an important open hearing where we had representatives from companies such as Facebook, Google, and Twitter. We know that Russian Government- linked actors purchased online advertisements last year in order to influence voters and, frankly, in order to divide Americans. Additionally, Russia used bots and trolls to spread misinformation and division organically through social media networks. While the President has labeled reports of these ads as a ``hoax,'' now that Facebook has actually released many of those ads and acknowledged their extensive reach last year, I hope we can all agree that this is a problem which we must solve before future election cycles. I have called on the Federal Election Commission to consider new guidance on how online advertisement platforms can better prevent foreign nationals from illicitly spending in future U.S. elections.…”