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>> well, my view until they stop they haven't been deterred enough. >> warning couldn't be more clear, folks. but the republican response from too many folks to block security bills. they're following the lead of mitch mcconnell who rejected another bill that would have required campaigns to offer foreign election assistance. >> cleary something so partisan it only received one single solitary republican vote in the house is not going to travel through the senate by unanimous consent. >> talk about politics of a principle. who in the world would benefit from refusing to strengthen our election...

Systems. in recent month, democrats have offered a slate of bills intended to shore up this country's defenses, but senate republicans have repeatedly stood in the way. in fact, yesterday senate majority leader mitch mcconnell blocked two election security bills, including one requiring the use of paper ballots by states and counties as backup to whatever system they use. mcconnell stonewalling in the wake of the warning prompted a contentious exchange with minority leader chuck schumer yesterday. >> attacks on our elections are as great a threat to our national security as any other, and yet ...

Fire department is getting its chance to make a world of difference. >> it's about giving to the brother hood. that's what we call it in the united states. the fire service is a brother hood. the fact they don't have the resources available to purchase new equipment, any time we can help out a fellow brother or sister, we're going to give. >> reporter: joining together two "nfire departments across borders. >> a small department making a world of difference. >> oh, my gosh, what an amazing story in partnership. one of the most starks r robert mueller said this week is russians are attacking ...

Lessons in 2016, i think there is a greater recognition of the threat posed by russia and others. there isn't enough money, isn't enough technical expertise. there isn't enough attention on a lot of these voting systems. now the lawmakers who produce this report, which is bipartisan, by the way, vote totals were changed in 2016. but they said basically every state in the u.s. had their voting system scanned by russian agents or looked at by russian agents in some way. they have raised concern without the legislation that's become the subject of the fight in the stpwhr senate, we could be vulne...

To this again. >> it wasn't a single attempt. they're doing it as we sit here and expect to do it during the next campaign. >> they are doing as we sit here. mitch mcconnell is doing nothing about it blocking two election security bills calling them partisan legislation. this morning my colleague joe scoreboro p scarborough put it like this. >> he is aiding and abetting vladimir putin's ongoing attempts to subvert american democracy according to the republican, fbi, cia, dni intel committee, all republicans are all saying russia is subverting american democracy and moscow mitch won't even let ...