Chuck Schumer

It ensures that all States permit military and overseas citizens and their dependents to register and vote by absentee.

I have heard Ron Wyden talk to the Democratic Caucus about why voting by mail is a great thing.

Mr. Ayers has had wide acclaim. Just about everybody wanted to see him become the Architect to the Capitol.

No divorces because of election differences?

I do have some reservations about moving towards voting by mail.

I think both of my colleagues know that Senator Grassley and I, for example, have spent a full decade trying to eliminate secret holds here in the United States Senate.

If people can track a package when it arrives, surely the technology is there to track a ballot.

I heartily encourage you to support the three bills that the good Senator Wyden has introduced.

I am happy that my own State of New York just decided to adopt the second model.

There is no truer champion of reform than Senator Wyden.

I want to thank my colleagues for participating. I want to thank our witnesses for their excellent help, guidance, and diversity on this issue.

It seems that at a basic level the Supreme Court has now equated the freedom to speak with the freedom to spend.

I really think they show that they care when given a chance.

The Court explicitly said that disclosure for express advocacy... was appropriate.

It just does not work. There have been efforts to fix it in the past. I think it now becomes essential to fix it.

The likelihood, yes.

The power of corporate spending is much reduced.

I believe that Congress has the power to protect U.S. elections from the influence of foreign nationals.

Senator Durbin has taken the lead in legislation in this area.

Not once has a Democratic candidate or a Republican candidate said that they lost their election by voter fraud using vote by mail.

Vote by mail is no longer a rare exception.

This Fair Elections Now bill that I have introduced is a voluntary bill, funded by a tax on the corporations that do business with the Federal Government.

The Court was as clear as could be here that disclosure and prompt disclosure is an appropriate way to deal with this situation.

I am working with Congressman Van Hollen on a House side bill.

Congress should adopt broad new disclosures requirements to cover campaign-related expenditures by corporations and labor unions.