Ted Budd: “For the past 2 weeks, I have heard from an overwhelming number of my constituents, and they do not have confidence in…”

“For the past 2 weeks, I have heard from an overwhelming number of my constituents, and they do not have confidence in the integrity of November's election. They are outraged that media pundits and establishment Democrat politicians are sneering at the very concept of taking the time to ensure that every legal vote is counted and that every illegal vote is thrown out. Every citizen has a right to seek justice in a court of law, and that includes the President of the United States. His legal team needs to be given the time to collect and present evidence of voting and tabulation irregularities. Until the courts have played their constitutional role, we should be wary of declaring winners and losers. Look, if we could spend 2 years investigating conspiracy theories about Russian collusion, we should be able to take a few weeks to confirm the integrity of this election. I am glad that Attorney General Bill Barr authorized the Department of Justice to investigate any and all allegations of illegal activity. He took this necessary step after 38 of my House colleagues and I requested that the Department leave no stone unturned in this effort. We will also be introducing legislation this very week that will require the DOJ to create a national strategy to identify and combat voter intimidation, fraud, ballot system glitches, sabotage, and hacking. Mr. Speaker, voting is the most sacred civic duty in our Nation.…”