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‘Yesterday, both the House and the Senate were briefed by top intelligence community officials on the state of ongoing efforts to protect the security of American elections. I was glad that so many members took advantage of the chance to hear directly from the experts. This issue is very important. And it is bad for our democracy that some have sought to politicize it.’

‘Yesterday evening, the President, the Vice President, and their task force offered an extensive public briefing on ongoing efforts to combat this new virus which has spread from China throughout the world. As the director of the CDC explained, officials are now tracking more than 500 cases across the country. Nationwide, the risk to any individual American remains low. But as the Vice President and the experts reminded us, the time is now for all Americans to engage in basic common-sense measures, and for Americans at heightened risk to take additional precautions.’

‘Our nation is continuing to confront the public health challenge posed by the new coronavirus. Right now, as Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health reminds us, the risk that any individual American will contract the disease currently remains low. This is not a time for fear. It is a time to continue calmly scaling up the serious and smart preparations that have already been underway, so the United States can continue working to blunt, slow, and mitigate the spread within our borders.’

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