[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 94 (Wednesday, June 3, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S2503]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          ELECTION TASK FORCE

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, now on the election task force, as Trump 
continues to wage war on free and fair elections in America, Senate 
Democrats' Election Protection Task Force is gearing up to protect our 
democracy.
  Later today, our task force will convene to strategize on our 
responses to potential threats to America's elections. The Senators and 
a first-rate team of election experts on our task force will simulate 
different scenarios, including interference operations from a foreign 
adversary, Trump's deployment of Federal agents to polling places, and 
law enforcement agents seizing ballots from local election officials.
  Our task force is keeping Trump up at night because he knows the dire 
straits he and his party are in as the midterms approach. Instead of 
changing his disastrous and deeply unpopular policies, Trump has 
pledged to deploy ``an Election Integrity Army in every single State.'' 
But in Trump's eyes, he believes that an election only has integrity if 
he wins it, and he doesn't care if he cheats to do it. In fact, he 
likes cheating.

  Republicans are already ignoring your wages, your healthcare, your 
rent, your grocery bill, and your freedom. Democrats won't let 
Republicans ignore your vote too. Democrats will be ready with lawyers, 
observers, and response teams to respond the moment Trump or his allies 
try to interfere with our elections. We will be ready, and we will 
preserve the integrity of American elections--something so sacred for 
250 years.
  I yield the floor.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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