ms. oliver mentioned. fofor a variety of reasons suchs limited staff on a small percentage of local election officials accessing the valuable free technical resources provided by our federal partners. we urge our federal and state parties to help us reach these jurisdictions. and finally congress and federal agencies should undertake a robust federalism consultation process with states and local governments when considering any changes to election cybersecurity protocols. local election officials have the most complete understanding of the elections process. we want to share that understanding with lawmakers to help ensure that any federal legislation or programs are fully effective on the ground. ultimately the best way to safeguard our elections and short our cyber defenses used to communicate and work together. we stand ready to work with you, with federal agencies and with our states to strengthen our nation's elections process and retain the public's confidence. chairman gowdy and ranking member cummi