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Klobuchar’s remarks came while Chairing the first Senate hearing on the For The People Act, legislation that would strengthen democracy, make it easier to vote, and end the influence of dark money in U.S. politics Klobuchar: “I did want to clarify one thing. I’ve been hearing the word chaos tossed around. Well, let me tell you...

Klobuchar: “This bill is about strengthening our democracy by returning it to the hands of its rightful owners: the American people” High-resolution video of Chairwoman Klobuchar’s opening statement is available for download HERE WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Committee on Rules and...

The landmark legislation aims to restore the promise of American democracy by addressing voter intimidation and suppression, ending the corrupting power of dark money in campaigns, putting an end to gerrymandering, and strengthening ethics laws. WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Committee on Rules and...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) issued the following statement on President Biden’s executive orders on voting: “Fifty-six years ago, hundreds of civil rights advocates marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge peacefully insisting on equal voting rights. They were met with violence and brutality. We have come a long...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) issued the following statement on the passage of H.R.1, the For the People Act: “The passage of H.R.1 is a vital step forward in making it easier for all eligible Americans to vote, stop the flood of dark money in our elections, and reform our ethics. As we see unprecedented attacks on...

Senate Committee on Rules and Administration will hold the hearing on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight of federal elections and campaign finance law, announced that the Committee would hold its hearing on the For The...

Legislation introduced on the first day of Women’s History Month WASHINGTON – To celebrate the start of Women’s History Month, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Rules Committee, with U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Dick...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight over federal elections, with Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, urged national security officials to...

The Administration has the authority to take significant steps to make it easier for Americans to vote, stop voter suppression, and reform our campaign finance system WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight over federal elections, led a letter with 19 colleagues to the Biden...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight of federal elections, announced that the Department of Justice will rescind two Trump administration memos that allowed election fraud allegations to be publicly announced before the 2020 election. This action follows a letter Klobuchar...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight over federal elections, led a letter with four colleagues to the Biden administration urging the establishment of an office for democracy reform within the White House Domestic Policy Council. In the letter, the members emphasized that...

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, today released letters they have sent to U.S. Capitol security partners requesting information related to the committee’s investigation of the attack on the U.S....

“This is the day our democracy picks itself up, brushes off the dust, and does what America always does: goes forward as a nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”  WATCH VIDEO OF KLOBUCHAR REMARKS HERE  MEDIA DOWNLOAD HERE  WASHINGTON — Today Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) delivered...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement on the death of United States Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick:  “I am deeply saddened by the death of Officer Brian Sicknick who served with the United States Capitol Police for over 12 years. My heart goes out to his family.  “The...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), leaders of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and Gary Peters (Mich.) and Rob Portman (Ohio), leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement announcing their intention to hold hearings on and conduct...

“Senators, what matters here is not our own futures, not our own short-term destinies, what matters is our democracy’s destiny. Because what we do today, how we vote today, is more important than who we are.” WATCH VIDEO OF KLOBUCHAR REMARKS HERE MEDIA DOWNLOAD HERE WASHINGTON – As Congress convened a Joint Session to...

WASHINGTON –Today, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement: “Today many have put themselves on the line to protect our Republic. Despite the violent and lawless actions of many of those at the Capitol today, we will not be deterred from finishing the job we started. I’ve spoken with my colleagues, and...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), ranking member on the Senate Rules Committee with jurisdiction over federal elections, issued the following statement after several of her Senate colleagues announced they will raise objections during the January 6th count of the electoral college votes. “Joe Biden will be inaugurated on January...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, applauded Senate passage of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act (S. 959), introduced by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (Maine) and Dianne Feinstein (Calif.), and the National Museum of the American Latino Act (H.R....

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, today announced that the Senate has unanimously passed their resolution designating room S–124 of the U.S. Capitol as the ‘‘U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith Room’’ and room S–115 of the U.S....