Zoe Lofgren

There was no congressional hearing, no discussion about it externally with stakeholders, no cost-benefit analysis on the impact it was going to have on the force or on military recruiting.

In your testimony today, you laid out how the Trump administration has made life more difficult for green-card holders who join the military and then apply for naturalization.

They put out the memo, but they didn't do anything to educate people generally about what should be done.

this hearing will allow the subcommittee to explore how these policy changes and the unforgiving nature of our immigration laws have impacted Active Duty servicemembers, veterans, and their families.

Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren

the administration has implemented numerous policy changes that have made life more difficult for noncitizen members, of the United States Armed Forces veterans and their families.

None. In fact, the services have pushed back at the requirements because they say they're unreasonable and they're making it hard to recruit people.

I would just like to note that it was eight Justices who said, in the Citizens United case, that, while the First Amendment protects political speech, disclosure permits citizens and shareholders to react to the speech. They were the ones…

I would note that it was Justice Kavanaugh, in the Bluman v. Federal Election Commission case, who wrote the opinion that ``it is fundamental to the definition of our national political community that foreign citizens do not have a…

I would just note that the provision referred to relates only to the time, place, or manner of holding an election. So if you have a digital ad that says Democrats vote Tuesday, Republicans vote Wednesday, you can send out an ad saying…

I would note that I think this bill would have done a lot to save us from the Russian attacks in 2016. I will tell you one thing. The chairman of the Trump campaign, Mr. Manafort, gave internal polling and target data to a Russian agent…

I would note that the legitimate press function referred to is part of the FEC analysis that has been longstanding. It is nothing new in this bill. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Butterfield), a…

May I ask how much time remains. The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California has 19 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Illinois has 18 minutes remaining.

I would note that this bill is supported by a broad spectrum of civil rights groups, including the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the NAACP, as well as the Brennan Center for Justice. And there is a reason for that. A lot…

Ukrainian Lives Hung in Balance as Trump Help up Aid.

I would like to say that this motion to recommit should be opposed. It is so much weaker than the bill that we have an opportunity to pass to get foreign interference out of our elections so that millions of Americans are not exposed…

I oppose the amendment. I think the amendment strikes what is really a commonsense section of the underlying bill. Section 313, beginning on page 49, line 11, comes from the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Act. It first gives…

The bill that he has co-sponsored, and there are some variations on that theme about denying visas to those who are interfering in our elections, will be made part of the SHIELD Act through a manager's amendment.

Well, I would just note that we will have an opportunity to, in the near future, to make this much clearer by approving the SHIELD Act, which would prohibit the sharing of internal data, campaign data, by an American campaign with agents…

You know, the Mueller report describes evidence that the then Trump Campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, shared with a Russian operative, Kilimnik, the campaigns, and this is a quote from the report, 'strategy for winning Democratic votes in…

voting discrimination still exists, no one doubts that.

We know it is time for Congress to act to ensure equal access to the ballot for every American.

This Subcommittee has been led by its outstanding Chairwoman, Marcia Fudge.

Trump froze military aid--as Ukrainian soldiers perished in battle.

I want to rise in support of the SHIELD Act. I am very enthusiastic about this legislation, and I want to thank the Chair for her leadership in bringing it forward.