[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 213 (Thursday, December 9, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H7560]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                  ATTACKS ON ELECTIONS MUST BE STOPPED

  (Mr. KILMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KILMER. Madam Speaker, I have been to every nook and cranny of 
the region I represent. I have never spoken to anyone anywhere who 
thought elected officials should be able to use their public office for 
personal profit.
  I have never spoken to anyone anywhere who believes that elected 
officials should be able to interfere in independent investigations or 
to punish whistleblowers.
  I have never spoken to anyone anywhere in my district who thinks we 
should allow foreign countries to interfere in our elections.
  Addressing these issues is what the Protecting Our Democracy Act is 
all about.
  Importantly, this bill includes the Honest Ads Act, a bill that I led 
to increase accountability for online political ads. There are 
disclaimer requirements for print, broadcast, and radio ads, and our 
bipartisan bill would set those same requirements for online ads so 
that the American people can know who is paying for the ads they are 
seeing online and so we can keep foreign money out.
  We know that foreign adversaries have attacked our elections in the 
past, and we have to stop it. That is why I am proud to cosponsor this 
legislation, and I encourage my colleagues to pass this bill today.

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