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>> laura: is there anything that can get done for the good of the country with this hot political climate that we are in? we are going to talk about this crisis at the border. what we are seeing with people coming across the border, several hundred just in the last few weeks from african countries now? >> i can tell you what we are going to do on the humanitarian part of the problem down to the border, senate democrats insisted on stripping that out. i think its fair to say the president has had...

Would somehow benefit them. election security, i do care about. but we need to make sure the subjects of election security -- >> laura: senator, the big news yesterday was when george stephanopoulos titled around the oval office desk and presents this scenario to the president where foreign government comes and plops down research about his opponent in the president said, well, maybe i will go to the fbi but i would probably listen to the information. do you have a problem with that answer? beca...

Would somehow benefit them. election security, i do care about. but we need to make sure the subjects of election security -- >> laura: senator, the big news yesterday was when george stephanopoulos titled around the oval office desk and presents this scenario to the president where foreign government comes and plops down research about his opponent in the president said, well, maybe i will go to the fbi but i would probably listen to the information. do you have a problem with that answer? beca...

This legislation was not going forward. take a listen. >> theres a number of bills that are pending before congress and i think some of them before this committee on the subject of election integrity. mr. chairman, i wasnt here at the beginning. are we going to bharkmarking up of the bills on election security? >> it was not a topic of discussion today but at this point i dont see any likelihood that those bills would get to the floor if we mark them up. >> why? >> same reason we couldnt get our...

Leader is of the view that this debate reaches no conclusion. >> thats important sound there. so mcconnells basic resistance to deal with what theyre calling election security as well as counter cyber has already had a larger impact. were talking with 2020. there was a version of this and it was not as big a deal in the public realm because not everybody knew what was happening. but privately, they had information at the highest levels about the ongoing russian meddling and it was mitch mcconnel...

Election security. >> congress appropriated hundreds of millions to state governments to shore up their systems. s according to press reports, the depend of defense has expanded its capabilities and authorities to thwarts cyber-threats to our democracy. no longer with le just hope that moscow respects or democracy. we will defend it. >> so thats his way of saying weve done enough. >> i wouldnt pretend to understand his motivation, but theres a number of factors. local election officials push b...

If that isnt one more point in your argument but the truth is, in the meantime unless we go to even further gridlock than weve got, i have to keep trying to find way to work with my colleagues to put some point on the board about election security for 2020. >> at what point should you be shutting down the senate and not letting them do anything until they take up this bill? i mean at some point, do you have to -- you keep hoping everybody will play by a set of rules that i dont believe theres a ...

Right now? >> yes. senate or president. how would you get this security bill passed? if you were president, how would you do it? it seems to me the republican leader doesnt want to do it. >> weve got two things. in my time in iowa, and other places, ive never heard one person out there saying, theres just not enough money in the system. or theres certainly not enough dark money. i think we have to elevate. we talk about election security. you have the election with putin saying, ill take him at ...

But election experts would say its a drop in the bucket compared to whats needed and i think election experts would agree that probably some sort of federal response could help on that. do i think its likely? i think its probably a long shot. we do have an appropriations bill coming down the pike that is probably the most likely place for something to land. mcconnells made it pretty clear, its not going to happen separate from that process. eric: theres at least three bills. theres the secure el...

Election system, the basis of our democracy. several bills are aimed at addressing this. do you think the majority leaders stance is justified? >> well, i dont know if its justified or not. i also dont know how much of it is the majority leader and how much is the white house. i dont cover mcconnell. i cover the white house. i can tell you that its not an issue were hearing a lot from the president on. go look at his twitter feed, do a search on the archive for election security. youre not seein...