[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 42 (Friday, March 8, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H2591]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        FUND THE POLITICIANS ACT

  (Mrs. HARTZLER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. HARTZLER. Madam Speaker, today I raise my objection to H.R. 1, 
the so-called For the People Act. This act should really be called the 
Fund the Politicians Act. It is a Federal takeover of our election 
system. It opens up our precious election system to fraud, and it 
violates free speech rights.
  This bill would allow for the funding of politicians' campaigns. They 
would be given a 6-to-1 match with government money for their 
campaigns. I don't believe Americans want their money going to help pay 
for more robocalls from politicians that they don't even support.
  It also will give $25 to citizens to give to a campaign of their 
choice. What a terrible use of our tax dollars.
  It also opens up our system to fraud by requiring that they have to 
allow for online registration, same-day registration, and it nullifies 
all the State protections. No Secretary of State was even consulted 
about this bill.
  And finally, it violates our free speech rights by requiring the 
publishing of the names and addresses of donors to organizations who 
may speak about a candidate.
  This bill is terrible. Every vote should count, and no government 
money should go to line politicians' campaigns.

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