The bill, which senators have hinted at for several months, would push federal agencies to share election security information with state and local officials, establish voluntary cybersecurity guidelines for election systems, and create a federal bug bounty program for voting machines and
other election infrastructure.
Not exact matches
on his ability to push through
other items on his agenda, such as tax reform,
infrastructure spending and deregulation — the promise of which has helped propel stocks upward since his
election.
In
other words, over the next five years, this government is planning to spend more money on income splitting for a small number of well off families, a promise made during the 2011
election, than on supporting economic growth and job creation through new spending on research and
infrastructure and lowering taxes on investment.
And
other big potential Republican priorities for 2018 — including potential bills to boost
infrastructure spending and cut back on entitlement programs — are now in limbo as every last vote comes under the
election - year spotlight.
«In every
election, our party works with the Republican National Committee, campaigns and
other allies to build the
infrastructure that our candidates need on the ground,» said Pat Mullins, chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia.
«This is not about a women's party or any
other party, it's who has the
infrastructure to produce the results on
Election Day,» she added, noting
other legislation she expects Albany to pass in the next session, including the Dream Act and an increase in the minimum wage.
The bill, which is expected to pass later this week, includes $ 380 million for state grants to improve
election infrastructure, as well as $ 307 million above what the Trump administration had requested for the F.B.I. that can be used to combat cyberattacks,
election fraud and
other crimes.