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And it was barely covered last night. cory booker brought it up. i want to share just a bit of that. >> this is a case for the democratic party, the truth will set us free. we lost the state of michigan because everybody from republicans to russians were targeting the suppression of african-american voters. we need to say that. if the african-american vote in this state had been like it was four years earlier wed have won the state of michigan. we need a campaign that is ready for whats coming a...

>> so what exactly are we doing about it? congress has passed a few relatively minor bills. last year it distributed $380 million to help states with election security upgrades such as strengthening cyber security, updating voting equipment and improving post election audits. but election security experts say generally thats not nearly enough. were still learning how bad things are last week one day after robert muellers testimony, a bipartisan senate report found that russia targeted election s...

Hes suspicious that democrats, i guess this would be you, sir are, trying to gain a partisan advantage through these proposals. so taking him seriously, what is your response to that? thats not just the trumpian thing of cant talk about russian meddling because it undermines trump. hes saying he and kentucky have had a long skepticism of manufacture election meddling in election. your response. >> point by point. first of all, no federal control would result from these measures. certainly not fr...

Aliens that are helping? >> bill: fair point. it got one vote in the house. they said do you want to bring this up now? it was justin amash from the republican party who is leaving. >> what he wants to do is have people vote on that. as opposed to just putting it over. >> bill: maybe. >> i understand why mitch mcconnell was upset about it. he has not supported any election security legislation. the democrats will continue to make this an issue. >> bill: holland, $380 million. election security. ...

Welcome back, everyone wp im yasmin vossoughiann alonged is ayman. mitch mcconnell is pushing back against a growing wave of criticism to block bills to enhance election security in this country. >> the foreign policy conservative who spent decades pushing back on russia every way i can think of is accused of what amounts of treason within a couple hours. these absurd smears werent thrown out there by anonymous twitter accounts, oh, no, this modern day mccarthyism was pushed by big-time outlets.

Way resent the fact that people point out that russia interfered. he thinks it delegitimize us this presidential election. but thats not a good enough reason, if thats the case. >> mike: your thoughts, senator? >> look, theres been a lot thats been done on election security. congress has appropriated almost $400 million and if you saw in 2018, i always ask people did you see a single story in 2018 about russian meddling in our american election? and the answer is no and the reason is there weren...

Over the last several days i was called unpatriotic, unamerican, and essentially treasonous by a couple left wing pundits on the basis of boldfaced lies. these pundits are lying. when they dismiss the work that has been done. theyre lying when they insist i have personally blocked actions which i have in fact championed and the senate has passed. >> that was senate majority leader mitch mcconnell defending himself and his record against criticism that he and republicans blocked at least five bil...

Public discourse. >> mcconnell has blocked efforts with a number of election security -- he and other republicans have long argued the federal government should largely stay out of telling the state how to run their own elections. and today he defended his opposition to democratic bills calling one so partisan that only received a single republican vote in the house. as soon as mcconnell was johnson a minority leader chuck schumer attempted to keep the pressure on. >> heres an easy way for me to...

Of 2016 during their administration. weiss and henry kissinger the greatest russian asset of all because he pursued detente? it is silly. the deeper messages people accusing mitch mcconnell of being a russian asset are the same people who think ratcliff is politicizing the dni office. a disturbing trend of mixed politics and intelligence and use these terms and irresponsible ways when we are having is a political fight over the best policy issue in the federal government, being in charge of elec...

In his childlike way presents the fact that people point out the russia interferes, he thinks it delegitimize size his presidential election. but thats not a good enough reason if that is the case. >> theres been a lot that has been done on election security, congress has appropriated almost $400 million and if you saw in 2018, did you see a single-story in 2018 about russian meddling in our american election and the answer is no and the reason is there werent any and because the election offici...