Political Quotes

“in a moment, I will ask unanimous consent for the Senate to take up and pass legislation I have introduced to help protect our democracy from foreign interference. Earlier today, Special Counsel Robert Mueller testified that the Russian Government's efforts to undermine our elections are ``among the most serious challenges to our democracy''--a challenge he says that ``deserves the attention of every American.'' Mr. Mueller's testimony should serve as a warning to every Member of this body about what could happen in 2020--literally, in our next election--if we fail to act. When asked if he thought that Russia would attack our democracy again in 2020, Mr. Mueller said: ``They're doing it as we sit here.'' Think about that for a moment. The special prosecutor spent 2\1/2\ years looking into Russian intervention in our elections in 2016 and says not only are they going to do it, but they are doing it as we sit here. If this were just coming from the special prosecutor, some folks might be willing to dismiss it, but this is exactly the same message we heard earlier this week from FBI Director Wray. It is a message that all of us have heard, and being on the Intelligence Committee, I have heard repeatedly from Director of National Intelligence Coats, and we have heard this, as well, from other leaders of law enforcement and our intelligence community.…”