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WASHINGTON – Senate Rules and Administration Committee Chairman Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Senator James Lankford (Okla.) today introduced a resolution to update the Senate rules for most Senate-confirmed nominees. The resolution would reduce the 30 hours of post-cloture debate time to two hours for most nominees, including many Executive...

WASHINGTON – Senate Rules and Administration Committee Chairman Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Senator James Lankford (Okla.) today introduced a resolution to update the Senate rules for most Senate-confirmed nominees. The resolution would reduce the 30 hours of post-cloture debate time to two hours for most nominees, including many Executive...

Government shutdown prevents FEC from enforcing campaign finance laws  WASHINGTON- Today, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member on the Senate Rules Committee with oversight over federal elections, led all of the Democrats on the Committee in seeking answers from the Federal Election Commission regarding the government...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) released the following statement after he was selected to continue serving as chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.“The Rules Committee has a big job to do when it comes to upholding the integrity of the legislative process in the Senate,” said Blunt. “Every day brings a new...

WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement after reports commissioned by the Senate Intelligence Committee were released, highlighting the Internet Research Agency’s (IRA) use of online platforms to sow division and influence discourse in the United States. “For the last two years Congress has been...

Klobuchar is the author of the bipartisan Honest Ads Act, which would increase transparency and accountability for political ads by ensuring that political ads sold online have the same transparency and disclosure requirements as ads sold on TV, radio, and satellite  WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) issued the following statement...

As Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight jurisdiction over federal elections, Klobuchar has long been a leader in the fight to protect our elections from foreign interference WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight jurisdiction over federal...

WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight jurisdiction over federal elections, released the following statement today after the announcement that consideration of the bipartisan Secure Elections Act has been postponed. “With only 76 days before the election, with...

In a letter to USPS Postmaster Louis DeJoy, the senators demand answers on how USPS will ensure the timely delivery of election mail Despite reports of mail left sitting in processing facilities, USPS has failed  to provide Congress with details on impacts to delivery and vote by mail during the pandemic WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Amy...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee, Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Tom Carper (D-DE) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) are demanding answers from U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy after he refused to answer whether reported...

Facebook could not immediately identify the source of the accounts but said many resemble those used by Russia during the 2016 elections  U.S. intelligence officials have been warning for months that foreign adversaries are using platforms like Facebook to influence upcoming elections WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar...

This weekend marks 100 days until the midterm elections WASHINGTON- With this weekend marking 100 days until the 2018 midterm elections, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight jurisdiction over federal elections, called for Congress to take immediate action to prevent foreign interference...

This weekend marks 100 days until the 2018 midterm elections; state and local election officials are still not prepared to combat interference in our elections from foreign powers WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight jurisdiction over federal elections, led a letter...

It was recently announced that organizations involved in issue advocacy would no longer be required to identify the source of their contributions, a practice that helps prevent ineligible contributors—including foreign actors—from making illegal donations in U.S. elections   WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN),...

Today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, held a hearing focused on steps federal officials and election vendors are taking to secure election infrastructure, guarantee robust information sharing, and ensure confidence in our elections. During the hearing, Blunt questioned KNOWiNK CEO Scott...

Klobuchar urged the passage of her Secure Elections Act with Senator Lankford, legislation to strengthen election cybersecurity in America and protect against foreign interference in future elections There are only 118 days until the next general election  WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules...

Today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee and a former Missouri Secretary of State, held a hearing focused on state and local election security preparations. Blunt questioned state and county election officials, including Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and Greene County Clerk Shane Schoeller, regarding...

Last week, Klobuchar and Lankford called on Congress to include key provisions of the Secure Elections Act in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)  Klobuchar: There are only 139 days until the next election. We don’t have time to wait, Congress needs to act.  WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, will hold a hearing titled, “Election Security Preparations: A State and Local Perspective” at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 in Room 301 of the Russell Senate Office...

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement on new sanctions on five Russian entities and three individuals for cyberattacks and intrusions of the United States energy grid. “Imposing sanctions on Russia for interfering in our 2016 election and now attacking our energy grid sends an important message...