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Refusing to bring any election security bills up for a vote. in doing so, the top republican in congress seems to be inviting russia or any other foreign government to undermine our elections again. joining me now, sheila jackson lee, who has introduced a bill combat foreign election interference. do you feel like mueller's statement today gives any new urgency or push to the kind of legislation you are proposing? >> chris, absolutely. first of all, let me say that the work that democrats have been doing and doing and doing and doing by multiple number of committees was validated with the loud...

Trump himself, manafort, everyone would have a right or responsibility to report that contact or any other election going forward. >> just to be clear, part of the sort of ingeniousness of the effort was the use of cutouts. third parties. we haven't established beyond a reasonable doubt they are connected back to the kremlin. that's suggested. i guess the question for you, how would that be established in the legislation about what folks would have to or not have to report? >> that's why it's very simple. they report the contact. you are in contact with a foreign adversary, you report it. the ...

The legislation about what folks would have to or not have to report? >> that's why it's very simple. they report the contact. you are in contact with a foreign adversary, you report it. the fbi can then be left to ultimately determine whether it was innocent, whether you passed by them on a subway train or whether or not you had actual discussions that would impact your opponent's election, such as was conspicuous with all the intentions of the russians and contacts with the trump campaign was to hurt former secretary hillary clinton. that's very clear. it's very clear in volume one as well. ...

Statement today gives any new urgency or push to the kind of legislation you are proposing? >> chris, absolutely. first of all, let me say that the work that democrats have been doing and doing and doing and doing by multiple number of committees was validated with the loudest of resounding sound, and that was the sound of mr. mueller's voice. the tape that just ran and said that the american people should take notice, any process that holds the president accountable and legislation has to have a political element to it. and that is the voice of the american people. my legislation, hr-2353, is...

Take notice, any process that holds the president accountable and legislation has to have a political element to it. and that is the voice of the american people. my legislation, hr-2353, is something that can be passed immediately and hopefully, not quashed into the senate graveyard that most bills have gone, that this would go forward. this bill is simple. it says that if you have been contacted by foreign adversary or anyone as was evidenced by the report in volume one, it was overwhelming. it was like a gusher. it was like a tsunami of contacts with the trump administration or trump campai...