Laurel Lee

It promotes transparency, gives election officials another set of eyes on the process, and helps candidates and voters better understand how elections are conducted,

Polling by the organization I lead, Americans for Citizen Voting, shows that nine in 10 Americans support the concept of citizen-only voting.

In 15 states where it has appeared on the ballot in recent years, voters have supported measures regarding citizen-only voting by a margin of roughly 3 to 1.

I believe Congress should pass an amendment to the U.S. Constitution specifying that only American citizens may vote in federal elections.

COPPA 2.0 updates those protections by establishing clearer rules for how online platforms collect and use the data of children and teenagers.

Nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes are designed to exploit, harass, and harm victims, and those affected deserve meaningful legal recourse.

The rise of artificial intelligence has created incredible opportunities, but it has also created new tools for exploitation. Nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes are designed to exploit, harass, and harm victims, and those affected…

promoting American confidence in the integrity and security of our elections is a key priority

the fact that a foreign national can give directly or indirectly to influence a ballot issue is a loophole that needs to be closed

the SHIELD Act earlier this week, which I was proud to support, which includes commonsense measures to strengthen donor verification standards

Ensuring the continuity of Congress in a time of crisis is a sobering but critical task for us.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for convening this important hearing.

I would like to thank my Florida colleague, Congressman Maxwell Frost, for introducing this important bill, which I am proud to cosponsor.

I appreciate how important your jobs are and how critical your jobs are to American confidence in elections.

This bill amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, otherwise known as UOCAVA, which is how that we ensure that our servicemembers overseas have their right to vote protected and facilitated.

While we have 67 counties and 67 supervisors of elections who are independently elected constitutional officers, we have a uniform election code.

In fact, Secretary Byrd, is that not the Florida Department of State's Office of Election Crimes and Security?

This bill expands UOCAVA provisions to ensure that we include men and women who are serving in our National Guard or in an inactive service status so that they, too, are covered by UOCAVA.

Congress therefore has a renewed call to assert its legislative authority and write clear and precise laws.

The Supreme Court's recent decision in Loper corrects decades of regulatory overreach by the executive branch and rightfully reasserts the separation of powers as intended by the Framers of the Constitution.

It is never too late to do the right thing.

I agree that is the expectation.

I encourage my colleagues to oppose this amendment.

My amendment to your AINS makes a few technical and conforming changes that the bill's sponsor has presented.