Political Quotes

“Mr. President, a few minutes ago, the majority leader came to the floor to express his frustration at being accused of blocking election security legislation. I would make three factual points. First, Russia did interfere in our 2016 elections. Every intelligence agency, everyone who has looked at this is 100 percent clear Russia interfered. Two, Russia will attempt to interfere in the 2020 elections and is already doing it. That is not only what Special Counsel Mueller said but FBI Director Wray and many other appointees in the intelligence and counterintelligence agencies appointed by President Trump. Three, the Republican majority has done nothing--absolutely nothing-- to deal with this problem. So here is an easy way for Leader McConnell to silence the critics who accuse him of blocking election security: Stop blocking. Leader McConnell doesn't have to put the bills that we Democrats have proposed or the bill the House has passed--they were bipartisan bills-- and we can debate the issue. America's democracy is at risk when a foreign power interferes. So if Leader McConnell doesn't like being criticized on election security, I challenge him: Let's debate it on the floor with amendments. I challenge him: Support additional appropriations for States to harden their election systems. In both cases, Leader McConnell has not done that.…”