Duty to state to make regulations for the time, place, and manner of congressional elections, but critically also provide congress with Superseding Power to make or alter sucher regulations at any time. During the constitutional Convention And State Ratification Debate the framers fought for the inclusion of the Elections Clause and the broad powers that it confers to congress with supporters the clause was necessary for selfpreservation of the federal government in the face of potential obstructions to congressional elections. In defense of the Elections Clause, Alexander Hamilton wrote in federalist 59 that quote, its propriety rests upon the evidence off this plain proposition. With every government ought to contain in itself the means of its own preservation. The framers had other concerns as well, defending the inclusion of Elections Clause in the constitution and the federal oversight over congressional elections that it would authorize. They were what about the potential Forie S
General gupta and kristen clarke. I want to express my condolences for community in surfside, florida. I know how difficult it is for the families who were lost and those who are waiting to hear and i express great gratitude for the first responders and for the others who are assisting in the ongoing rescue operations. I know that the federal government is providing assistance to the state and local governments and we stand ready as things develop to provide more assistance if it is required. The rights of all eligible citizens to vote are the central pillars of our democracy. They are the rights from which all other rights ultimately flow. Two weeks ago i spoke about our Countrys History of expanding the right to vote. I noted that our progress on protecting voting rights, especially for black americans and people of color, has never been steady. Moments of voting Rights Expansion have often been met with counterefforts to curb the franchise. Among other things i expressed concerns ab
Before lawmakers. As of tonight, current House Intel Chairman Adam Schiff, and Committee Member Adam swalwell both democrats from california have confirmed their records were seized. I think weve shown through to impeachments a willingness to hold Donald Trump accountable. Donald trump think hes going to be reinstated in august, hes running for reelection in 2024, you have a number of want to beat Donald Trumps who are just as corrupt and probably more competent, if we dont take steps to make sure this doesnt happen again, we could really see the erosion, the complete erosion of the Rule Of Law in our country. Swalwell says he and other House Intel staffers were notified by apple last month about the Trump Doj Grand Jury Subpoenas in february 2018. It forced apple to turn over the data in a Statement Today Apple revealed quote, the subpoenas sought Customer Or Subscriber Account Information for 73 phone numbers, 36 Email Addresses. And that the ndp oh or nondisclosure order was extende
Queue either Email Mail it or go to twitter. To be clear, you dont have to wait until after 11 00 to enter your question. The sooner you get it in, the better your chance of getting an answer. With that, let me move to our program. Distrust of the results of president ial elections has been particularly intense in recent years. Some democrats believe Donald Trump won the 2016 election through interference by Russia Disinformation campaigns carried out via social media. More recently an even larger percentage of republicans believe democrats stole the 2020 president ial contest. While it is certainly the case that phrase of we was robbed the political reaction to last years political contest was exceptionally intense. It featured a sitting president who regularly complained the other party was trying to steal the election. Filed dozens of lawsuits. And january 6th, 2021, significant numbers of republican members of congress voted against accepting the electoral slates of a couple of sta
They got rid of the test. They got rid of the test. For ensuring that teachers could demonstrate basic live now to the hearing on how proposed State Voter Id laws could affect elections. Congressman butterfield chairs the House Administration Subcommittee hearing. Live coverage on cspan2. Of course, thank each of you for joining us today. We do have the floor. As we begin, i want to know were holding this hearing for remote committee proceedings pursuant to House Resolution eight. Generally we have subcommittee members are asked to keep their microphones muted when not speaking to limit background noise. Members will need to unmute themselves when seeking recognition. Witnesses and thank you for joining us today, the witnesses will also need to unmute themselves and recognized for their five minutes and when answering questions. Members and witnesses, please, please keep your cameras on at all times, even if you need to briefly step away. Please do not leave the meeting or turn your ca