Political Quotes

“I applaud what the senior Senator from Alabama said. We worked very closely together on the weekend, yesterday, and today, and we are continuing to work on a managers' package. I also want to be able to bring up my elections security grants amendment, especially as we know that Russia and others continue to try to interfere with our elections. I believe the Senate has to act as a coequal branch of government in defending against a threat to our democracy. The threat is very real. Our intelligence community unanimously agrees that Russia interfered in the 2016 elections. There is an imminent threat to our 2018 elections. Just last week, we learned that a Russian hacker targeted the office of a sitting Senator. We can't ignore such a threat against this Chamber or our government. My amendment, if I bring it up, will provide $250 million for State election security grants to protect our elections. It improves election cyber security, replaces outdated election data equipment, and undertakes other anti-cyber efforts. In fiscal year 2018, Congress came together--Republicans and Democrats, House and Senate--and appropriated $380 million for state election security grants. It was the first new funding for election security in years. In just a few short months since then, all the States and territories--55 in all--requested funding, and 100 percent has been committed to the states and 90 percent disbursed.…”