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>> i have offered and i will shortly ask for unanimous consent for the passage of s-1247, the duty to report act. >> is there objection? >> mr. president, i object. >> its odd. that is the senator doing the work of mitch mcconnell. mcconnell is leading his conference when it comes to saying no to all of these things. its a strange place to be where it is a partisan issue about foreign meddling in an election. >> right. it isnt a partisan issue in the sense that we have people like tom cotton, li...

About it because he regards it as an insult to his election. >> right, that it questions the legitimacy of his election. >> and undermines his supposed majority. but the fact is the russians are continuing to attack our democracy. christopher wray, the head of the nation at intelligence agencies all are unanimous that we need to harden our democracy by reinforcing our safeguards against hacking into our election machinery, and also what i have introduced, the measure that would require reporting...

Against hacking into our election machinery, and also what i have introduced, the measure that would require reporting the duty to report act, require donald trump, any member of his campaign, anybody in his family to report offers of assistance or soliciting of assistance. its illegal right now, but donald trump is saying theres no duty to report it. it would be unpatriotic, it would be immoral to fail to do so. >> it is kind of incredible when you think about it the president really has not ma...

Not asking whether it was justified or not, i just want to start with the definition. everyone is telling me including paul ryan and trey gowdy, people im supposed to respect i guess. they are lying to me and i find it frustrating. lets just be honest about what it was and then we can move to if it was okay. >> what it was was working with the russians and doing everything we could to learn more. >> you are allowed to work with anyone you want. you are allowed to say i want closer ties with this...

I wantnt to start with the definition. everyone is telling me, including paul ryan and trey gowdy, people im supposed to respect, i guess, "it wasnt spying." why is it not spying? they are lying to me and i find it very frustrating. lets just be honest about her brother was and we can move too whether it was okay. >> but it a predential campaign willing and eager to work with thesians and they are doing everything they could to learn more. i want our government you ve the russians, chinese, iran...