"Top Republican says Senate unlikely to vote on any election security bills"

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"Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), a member of Senate GOP leadership, said Wednesday that the chamber is unlikely to vote on any election security legislation, despite requests from a federal agency for more funding to improve election systems nationwide."

"Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has publicly said he won’t allow a vote on the bill."

"When asked about Blunt's remarks on Wednesday, McConnell's office pointed to the majority leader's "case closed"
https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecu...ction-security


"McConnell enabled the Russian attack on US democracy in 2016 by refusing to stand with Obama in denouncing Russian efforts to manipulate the presidential election."

"It is not a coincidence that the least popular senator in America used his power as Senate Majority Leader to stop Democrats from reimposing sanctions on a Russian oligarch and then that same oligarch just so happens to invest $200 million in McConnell’s home state before the reviled senator is running for reelection."
https://www.politicususa.com/2019/05...ia-payoff.html


Given the documented number of direct Russian contacts with the Trump campaign in 2016, over a hundred, and Rudi's attempt to solicit a foreign nation to investigate potential Trump opponents, it is no wonder Mitch doesn't want any increased security heading into 2020

Seems Mitch himself has first hand knowledge of how helpful a "little help from my friends" can be and the last thing he wants to do is spoil it for the GOP