Joe Morelle

The former President went so far as asking repeatedly the Department of Homeland Security... about seizing voting machines premised on the big lie.

Every week it is the same scene, my Republican colleagues and friends crying lack of confidence, which they are squarely to blame for creating in the first place.

I thank Mr. Nadler for yielding, my longtime friend and distinguished ranking member of the Judiciary Committee. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the thousands of brave men and women of Federal, State, and Tribal law enforcement that were…

Those are dramatically different things.

It should continue to be looked at.

House Republicans started this Congress talking frequently about how Capitol security needed to be de-politicized. Despite this, they have spent much of this Congress inserting politics into Capitol security.

As you know, several months ago, the Speaker directed the Committee's majority to provide unfettered access to tens of thousands of hours of sensitive and confidential Capitol security footage to Tucker Carlson.

The Speaker provided unfettered access to sensitive Capitol security footage to Tucker Carlson, an entertainer who said the January 6th attack was a 'false flag operation' and that the rioters were 'peaceful.'

The women and men of the Capitol Police are heroes. Their actions on January 6th saved our lives and may well have saved our democracy.

House Democrats will continue to combat the rampant use of dark money with legislation like the Freedom to Vote Act, DISCLOSE Act, and other measures to strengthen our campaign finance laws.

The Supreme Court has repeatedly stated that disclosure requirements are essential to safeguarding the ability of the citizenry to make informed choices.

I would also note, American taxpayers under our bill will not pay a single penny to fund the campaigns of candidates participating in the small donor system.

Last Congress every single House Democrat voted to allow Federal funds to be used toward their political campaigns.

It seems to me that many of the people putting hundreds of millions of dollars or billions of dollars into dark money and trying to influence elections without disclosure hardly would be termed the meek.

This bill would be a big step backward in that respect.

Thirteen years after the decision, our disclosure laws have not kept pace with how money is spent in elections.

Strong disclosure requirements can help educate voters about candidates, policies, and sources of political speech, promoting informed decision making in the electoral process.

House Democrats will continue advancing pro-voter, pro-transparency measures in bills like the Freedom to Vote Act, DISCLOSE Act, and Honest Ads Act among them.

Disclosure laws do not silence speech, they simply ask you to stand by it.

Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.

I am committed to upholding Americans' First Amendment right to support candidates, causes, organizations of their choice without fear or retribution.

Twitter is a private company. They are able to post whatever they choose to post.

This is un-American and anti-democratic.

The ACE Act will finally prohibit the IRS and any other Federal agencies from asking for an organization's donor lists.

He won the election.