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READ THE REPORT HERE WASHINGTON – Today, Senate Rules Committee Chair Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT), Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) released a report summarizing for the American people what to expect on Election Day...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), the top Republican on the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, announced today that Jackie Barber will serve as Republican Staff Director of the Committee on Rules and Administration, replacing Rachelle Graves who has been named theDirector of Government Relations for...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Roy Blunt (R-MO), Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight of federal elections, announced that the Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday September 27th to mark up the Electoral Count Reform Act, bipartisan legislation to reform...

WATCH KLOBUCHAR FULL OPENING STATEMENT HERE WASHINGTON - At a Senate Rules Committee hearing entitled, “The Electoral Count Act: The Need for Reform,” Chairwoman Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) highlighted the importance of updating this outdated law. Klobuchar outlined four key issues that proposed reforms to the Electoral Count Act should address:Clarifying...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Roy Blunt (R-MO), Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight of federal elections, announced that the Committee will hold a hearing next Wednesday, August 3rd entitled “The Electoral Count Act: The Need for Reform.” The hearing will examine the...

WATCH KLOBUCHAR FULL REMARKS HERE WASHINGTON - At a Senate Rules Committee hearing on the DISCLOSE Act, legislation to increase transparency in political spending by special interests, Chairwoman Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) highlighted the need to address unaccountable, secret money in our elections and bolster transparency in our political system. “With...

PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT CAN BE FOUND HEREWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Roy Blunt (R-MO), Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, hosted a ceremony dedicating two rooms in the U.S. Capitol in honor of former Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME). Out of more...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Roy Blunt (R-MO), Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections, released the following statements after the Democratic and Republican members of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) voted unanimously to expand the use...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, led seven members of the Committee in requesting that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ensure state and local election officials can get the paper supplies they need for upcoming elections. “During our May 19 hearing in the Senate...

WATCH KLOBUCHAR FULL REMARKS HERE WASHINGTON – At a Senate Rules Committee hearing on the administration of upcoming elections, Chairwoman Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) highlighted the need to support election officials, combat election-related misinformation, and invest in election security.“With voting already underway, we’ve heard of a number of...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Roy Blunt (R-MO), Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections, requested an update from the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) on its efforts to support state and local election officials with administering the 2022...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Roy Blunt (R-MO), Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, announced that their resolution to honor fallen Capitol Police Officer William “Billy” Evans with a memorial plaque at the U.S. Capitol passed the Senate last week.“Officer Evans gave his life to...

WATCH KLOBUCHAR OPENING REMARKS HEREKLOBUCHAR: “We will never forget the haunting words of an officer desperately calling out over the radio that day in the middle of the insurrection: ‘Does anyone have a plan?’...The answer, sadly, that day was ‘no.’...‘No’ will never be the answer again.”KLOBUCHAR: “Because of the bravery of your officers,...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Roy Blunt (R-MO), Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, announced that their legislation to provide the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) Chief with the authority to request assistance from the District of Columbia National Guard or federal law...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Roy Blunt (R-MO), Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, announced that they will convene a hearing on Capitol security improvements in advance of the one-year anniversary of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. U.S. Capitol Police (USCP)...

WASHINGTON -- Legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Roy Blunt (R-MO), Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and colleagues, has passed the Senate. The Capitol Police Emergency Assistance Act empowers the Chief of the United States Capitol Police to request the assistance...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Committee on Rules and Administration, chaired an oversight hearing of the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) following the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol. Michael Bolton, Inspector General of the U.S. Capitol Police, testified at today’s hearing and spoke to the USCP’s...

“We must ensure that election workers are able to do their jobs free from threats, intimidation, or other improper influence.”   WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) and Roy Blunt (Mo.), Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections,...

WASHINGTON – Tomorrow, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Roy Blunt (R-MO), Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, will convene a hearing titled “Emerging Threats to Election Administration.” The hearing will focus on increasing threats directed at election officials and the ability of states and...

WASHINGTON - At a Rules Committee hearing on oversight of the Library of Congress’s modernization efforts, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Committee, began the hearing by highlighting the importance of the Library keeping pace with rapid advancements in technology. “Digital access and connectivity to the...