In turnaround, McConnell backs $250 million in election security funding

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-turnaround-mcconnell-backs-250-million-in-election-security-funding/2019/09/19/b9f64462-daec-11e9-ac63-3016711543fe_story.html

By Felicia Sonmez and Erica Werner
The Washington Post
September 19, 2019

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell came out Thursday in support of 
providing states with an additional $250 million in election security funding, 
an abrupt turnaround after more than a year of opposition from the Kentucky 
Republican on the issue.

McConnell, who has been derided by Democrats as “Moscow Mitch” for repeatedly 
blocking efforts to combat Russian interference in U.S. elections, announced 
his position in remarks on the Senate floor Thursday morning.

“I’m proud the financial services and the general government bill included a 
bipartisan amendment providing another $250 million from the administration . 
to help states improve their defenses and shore up their voting systems,” 
McConnell said. “I’m proud to have helped develop this amendment and co-sponsor 
it in committee.”

“That will bring our total allocation for election security — listen to this — 
to more than $600 million since fiscal 2008,” he added.

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