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Dem Senators Sure Have Ominous Things To Say About 2020 Election Hacking Threat

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 23: Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol July 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. Warner spoke on the topic of election security during the press conference. Joi... WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 23: Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol July 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. Warner spoke on the topic of election security during the press conference. Joining Warner (L-R) are Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD), Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR). (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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July 23, 2019 4:30 p.m.

A day before special counsel Robert Mueller was to testify in front of the House,  Senate Democrats were ringing the alarm about the threat of a foreign interference in the 2020 election. And that threat, they say, is going unaddressed because Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) won’t bring bipartisan election security legislation to the floor for a vote.

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