"a big step in the fight to prevent foreign bad actors from funneling illicit money into our elections."
"I look forward to your work in particular as it relates to election integrity during this Congress."
"For too long now, Americans have been concerned about the threat of foreign interference in our elections and attempts to destabilize the democratic processes."
"It is imperative that we continue working to prevent foreign interference, and it starts with closing the loopholes that exist under current Federal law."
"I think it is imperative of this Committee as we move forward to not only continue to work on the enforcement of our current law..."
"We have legislation to ban this at the Federal level..."
"I think most Americans would be shocked."
"It is important that we continue to evaluate the current legal system and focus on strengthening and enforcement of our laws to prevent foreign interference in American elections."
"As Chairman, I am committed to working with States to ensure elections run smoothly and without foreign interference."
"I will continue to ensure this Committee keeps to work to strengthening our elections."
"We need to strengthen American's confidence in our elections."