These policies have had a disproportionate impact on people of African descent because they face anti-Black discrimination and violence throughout Mexico.

Fortunately, Congress passed legislation, which I authored, requiring this type of reporting.

On a call with stakeholders, 2 weeks ago, CISA Director Easterly urged owners and operators to report data on cyber incidents.

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Good afternoon. I would like to thank the witnesses for participating in today's hearing on how we can secure our democracy against threats to election systems, as well as efforts to undermine voter confidence and faith in democratic…

I applaud Chairwoman Clarke for her efforts to authorize CISA's disinformation efforts, particularly its Rumor Control website to debunk misinformation promptly.

We must build on this progress by investing additional resources in election security, replacing paperless voting machines with paper ballots, conducting evidence-based post-election audits, and ensuring the highest security standards for…

Despite multiple requests by the committee Democrats to hold hearings on election security, the Republican Chairman largely declined to do so.

We have not been able to enact this important legislation, but we will continue to fight, as the consequences of failure on this issue are simply too high.

At the end of the day, we made enormous progress.

If people are convinced that an election result is illegitimate--no matter how baseless that claim may be--we have seen first-hand the violence it can produce.

Fortunately, there is another way, as reflected in the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act that the House passed last week.

The best way to attack a lie is with the truth. I hope my colleagues on both sides of the aisle will join me in supporting CISA's efforts to prebunk and debunk the kind of disinformation that erodes our democracy.

Still, Democrats got to work. The Democratic Task Force on Election Security worked to find solutions and make investments to help State and local officials upgrade and improve systems.

So much has changed since this committee held its first dedicated election security hearing in 2019, which was already about 2 years too late.

This is a major existential threat to our democracy, and I look forward to hearing from this panel to see how we might start to rebuild faith in democratic institutions.

We have seen people spread lies about the integrity of our elections and use them to justify new restrictive voter laws that do nothing to enhance voter confidence.

Unfortunately, the aftermath of the 2020 election demonstrated that even when an election is highly secure, misinformation can produce devastating consequences for our democratic system of government.

The past few years has been a troubling time for our democracy.

That achievement speaks volumes about the hard work of election officials throughout the country and the potential to protect our elections when we collaborate to prioritize security.

After the 2016 election, a Senate Intelligence Committee report found that Black Americans in urban areas were disproportionately targeted on social media with false reports and conspiracy theories meant to propagate distrust in our…

This is a major concern of mine when it comes to safeguarding our democracy and stopping the spread of online misinformation aimed at marginalized groups.

Technology will always be a double-edged sword. While it is often a source of good and progress in the world, we must also take care to limit the harms and abuses that inevitably occur.

I will soon be introducing an updated version of my Algorithmic Accountability Act, along with Senators Wyden and Cory Booker.

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