Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, earlier today the Committee on House Administration, which I chair, along with our ranking member the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Larson) and our members, held a hearing on electronic voting system security. A diverse group of technology specialists and election administrators testified before the committee regarding issues relating to the reliability of electronic and computer-based voting systems and discussed what is needed to ensure the integrity of the latest generation of voting systems. Though a wide range of opinions were offered throughout the course of the hearing, everyone agreed that well-written standards and a rigorous testing and certification process are absolutely necessary for maintaining the integrity of electronic voting systems under the Help America Vote Act of 2002, known as HAVA, of which I am proud to have been a principal author with the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer) and also the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) and others in the House.”