Political Quotes

“My bipartisan amendment cracks down on foreign influence in our elections. I would like to begin by thanking my friend and coauthor of this amendment, Ranking Member McCaul, with whom I have the great privilege of serving on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, as well as my colleagues cosponsoring this amendment, especially Representatives Rouda, Slotkin, and Speier. I also thank Chairwoman Lofgren for her inspiring leadership and for working with me on this provision. I came to Congress to strengthen our democracy, and that is the fundamental purpose of this truly bipartisan amendment that I am proposing today. Current campaign finance laws prohibit foreign nationals from making campaign contributions or conducting political activity. But because of a loophole, there is no law specifically preventing foreign nationals from setting up a shell corporation or company to hide illegal political activity. Our bipartisan amendment will nail that loophole shut by prohibiting foreign nationals from funneling money through shell companies to engage in political activity in America. We must keep our democratic process safe from all bad actors, including foreign actors, and strengthen the integrity of our elections. That is what this amendment does.…”