[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 168 (Wednesday, October 23, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H8397-H8398]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            ELECTION REFORM

  (Mr. HIGGINS of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Madam Speaker, this Saturday, October 26, 
early voting begins in New York State for the first time, expanding the 
window for voters to select their government representatives.
  This country has long upheld its protection of free and fair 
elections, keeping the power and decisionmaking where it should be: 
with, and only with, the American people.
  Foreign interference in our elections is real, and its existence is 
threatening the legitimacy of our elections, national security, and the 
democracy this Nation was founded on.

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  Today the House will vote on the SHIELD Act, adding further 
transparency in campaigns, stiffer penalties for voter deception, and 
further restrictions against foreign interference, including making 
campaigns mandatory reporters if there is any offer of foreign 
assistance in those campaigns.
  Madam Speaker, I urge others to join me in voting to protect the vote 
of the American people.

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