Congress mulls election security bills and aid to states

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-cybersecurity-202/2019/10/15/the-cybersecurity-202-lawmakers-head-to-ground-zero-for-election-security/5da50fe688e0fa3155a71140/?nid=menu_nav_accessibilityforscreenreader&outputType=accessibility

 

“But it will be extremely tough to replace those machines without a significant infusion of cash from Congress — and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has been wary of spending more money on election security after Congress committed $380 million in 2018. McConnell recently relented and endorsed sending another $250 million to states but that's far short of the $600 million in a House-passed bill. And it's way less than the $2.2 billion over five years the Brennan Center says is needed to address the problem nationwide. “

 

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