'Congress must quickly enact election security funding; it may be our last opportunity to shore up our defenses before the polls open' in the 2020 election, write Nita M. Lowey and Mike Quigley for CNNOpinion
Nita M. Lowey, a Democrat representing New York's 17th District, is chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee. Mike Quigley, a Democrat representing Illinois' 5th District, is chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely their own. View more opinion articles on CNN.
One year from now, the American people will head to the polls for what many believe will be the most consequential election of our lifetimes. They will do so amid an environment of foreign election interference, in which our nation's adversaries engage in malign influence operations in hopes of achieving their desired outcomes and undermining faith in our democratic institutions.
Rep. Nita LoweyRep. Mike QuigleyTime is running short to ensure that we are better prepared to withstand these attacks. That is why Congress must quickly enact election security funding; it may be our last opportunity to shore up our defenses before the polls open. Foreign election meddling is a certainty. The Russian government systematically interfered in the 2016 presidential election, and US intelligence officials warn of more interference in 2020. And Russia isn't the only concern.
McConnell defends blocking election security bills 00:59 After blocking funding for over a year, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell finally relented and allowed Senate Democrats to add some election security funding in a Senate Appropriations Committee-passed bill. While this was a small step to ensuring adequate funding, the Senate bill's funding is $350 million lower than what the House provided and falls far short of what is actually needed.
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