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Adam Schiff
@adamschiff· Democratic · CA· Sep 21, 2022

Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the Presidential Election Reform Act, but first, let me respond to my colleague from Pennsylvania, who partially quoted me in the first impeachment trial. I did, in fact, predict that if the former…

Congressional Record · 2022-09-21
Adam Schiff
@adamschiff· Democratic · CA· Sep 21, 2022

Now is the time for our committee and this Congress to look to the future. It is my hope that this legislation becomes one of the most significant pieces of our legacy, that it makes our Constitution, our country, and our democracy…

Congressional Record · 2022-09-21
Katie Porter
@katieporter· Democratic · CA· Sep 21, 2022

It's not bad for corporations to be profitable in a market economy, but it is bad for markets to be anticompetitive.

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Pete Aguilar
@peteaguilar· Democratic · CA· Sep 21, 2022

Madam Speaker, I thank Chair Lofgren and the vice chair of the January 6 Select Committee, my colleague from Wyoming, Liz Cheney, for their leadership in bringing this bill to us. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 8873, the…

Congressional Record · 2022-09-21
Nancy Pelosi
@nancypelosi· Democratic · CA· Sep 21, 2022

Madam Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I thank the chair for her patriotic leadership on the House Administration Committee and her invaluable service and leadership as a member of the Select Committee on January 6. Madam…

Congressional Record · 2022-09-21
Zoe Lofgren
@zoelofgren· Democratic · CA· Sep 21, 2022

Madam Speaker, just a correction. What I actually said in the Rules Committee is I hope we pass this bill. The Senate will pass a bill. They are doing a markup in the Rules Committee next week. If they are different, there is generally a…

Congressional Record · 2022-09-21
Zoe Lofgren
@zoelofgren· Democratic · CA· Sep 21, 2022

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on H.R. 8873 into the Record. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the…

Congressional Record · 2022-09-21
Zoe Lofgren
@zoelofgren· Democratic · CA· Sep 21, 2022

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 8873, the Presidential Election Reform Act. This bipartisan bill is a product of over 2 years of work, first on the Committee…

Congressional Record · 2022-09-21
Zoe Lofgren
@zoelofgren· Democratic · CA· Sep 21, 2022

Madam Speaker, on January 6, the President had whipped up a mob, told them that the Vice President could overturn the election, and a majority of the Republicans in this House voted to reject the decision made by American voters as…

Congressional Record · 2022-09-21
Zoe Lofgren
@zoelofgren· Democratic · CA· Sep 21, 2022

Madam Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 1372, I call up the bill (H.R. 8873) to amend title 3, United States Code, to reform the process for the counting of electoral votes, and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate…

Congressional Record · 2022-09-21
Zoe Lofgren
@zoelofgren· Democratic · CA· Sep 21, 2022

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, just a quick correction. Right now and in the 2020 election, we had States that said, gosh, there is fraud. It was completely bogus, but they tried to monkey with the…

Congressional Record · 2022-09-21
Zoe Lofgren
@zoelofgren· Democratic · CA· Sep 21, 2022

Madam Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Wyoming (Ms. Cheney), the vice chair of the January 6th Select Committee.

Congressional Record · 2022-09-21
Zoe Lofgren
@zoelofgren· Democratic · CA· Sep 21, 2022

The bill makes it crystal clear that, despite what Trump might say, the vice president does not have the power to reject the will of the people.

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Zoe Lofgren
@zoelofgren· Democratic · CA· Sep 21, 2022

Madam Speaker, may I inquire how much time remains? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. McCollum). The gentlewoman has 9\1/4\ minutes remaining.

Congressional Record · 2022-09-21
Zoe Lofgren
@zoelofgren· Democratic · CA· Sep 21, 2022

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I think it is important to talk about the January 6th Select Committee. Since its creation more than a year ago, the select committee has given substantial attention to the issues…

Congressional Record · 2022-09-21
Zoe Lofgren
@zoelofgren· Democratic · CA· Sep 21, 2022

Madam Speaker, I was very happy to get that support from the organization, from The Wall Street Journal, but we also got kudos from Cato, that well-known conservative institution, that they say this bill is actually more conservative and…

Congressional Record · 2022-09-21