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Nothing is more essential to the survival of a democracy than the orderly transfer of power.

It took the violent breach of the Capitol on January 6th to really shine a spotlight on how urgent the need for reform was.

The Electoral Count Act's process for counting electoral votes has been abused, with frivolous objections being raised by Members of both parties.

The bill that we have introduced, the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act, will help ensure that electoral votes totaled by Congress accurately reflect each state's popular vote for President and Vice…

The existing DEA lab testing requirements plus the 10 year ban on people with drug-related felony convictions receiving a hemp license basically treat hemp like a schedule I drug, which is ridiculous in my mind.

He wanted to consider using the Insurrection Act to go after people who are protesting the killing of Black people, really a total misuse of the authority of the government there and every conservative should speak out against what he is…

In the past, the Insurrection Act, which was passed in 1807 was invoked first by President Eisenhower to help Black children have safe passage into a school.

Whatever happened to States' rights? I thought that was a fundamental tenet of the Conservative Party's philosophy.

Remember your oath of office. Do not allow the military to be used for political purposes. Your oath is to the Constitution and not to any one President.

If we can better draw the line, if we can make the definition tighter, do I understand you to say that you have no objection to the revelation of the identity of donors, to clearly what we would all agree would be political advocacy of a…

I would argue that we have what he proposed, except we do not have the disclosure.

It seems to me there is a difference...

I am very worried about billionaires' feelings here, I got to tell you, because it is really touching.

What is the difference? How do I tell my person--that they are there have to be disclosed, but a billionaire in California who is trying to buy a Maine Senate seat does not have to be disclosed.

In a time of resurgent authoritarianism around the world, with hostile actors looking to benefit from instability and division in the United States, reinforcing guardrails to prevent manipulation of our political process could not be more…

Don't you think the American people have a right to know who is trying to influence their position on policy or on elections?

Ultimately, this is not about helping Democrats or Republicans. It is about making sure that all Americans have the means to hold political leaders and those working to elect them accountable.

Assume for a moment, we could draft a language that would narrowly tailor it strictly to elections and political candidates. Would that be satisfactory to you?