On the recordSeptember 29, 2022
Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. We have agreement on this bill from the Senate, and that is a good thing. I should note that we have had discussions, primarily at a staff level, on the election observer measure mentioned by the ranking member and Mr. Steil. We continue to evaluate the proposal, but we found a few concerns. I will mention them now. It is not arbitrary. =========================== NOTE =========================== September 29, 2022, on page H8234, in the first column, the following appeared: Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. We have agreement on this bill from The online version has been corrected to read: Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. We have agreement on this bill from ========================= END NOTE ========================= The proposed legislation does provide broad access, statutory access, to observers, but it doesn't provide the ability of election officials to protect private, personally identifiable information of voters, and we think that needs to be addressed.…





