ISSUE ONE

Government Issues

- Supported the Honest Ads Act, S. 486, to enhance transparency and accountability for online political advertisements by requiring those who purchase and publish such ads to disclose information about the advertisements to the public. - Supported limiting fundraising by members of Congress while the House is in session. - Supported the TRUST in Congress Act, H.R. 345, a bill to require members of Congress to place their holdings in a qualified blind trust or divest. -Supported the Honest Elections and Campaign, No Gain Act, H.R. 2484, legislation requiring former lawmakers and others no longer seeking office to close their campaign accounts within two years, instead of living on as zombie campaigns. -Supported increasing training and continuing education opportunities for Members, staff, and interns on Capitol Hill. -Supported Senate modernization efforts to increase staff pay, create a Senate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Office, give committee interns pay, and other initiatives to help Congress attract and retain staff. -Supported Uncheck the Box Act to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the solicitation and acceptance of a recurring contribution or donation in a campaign for election for Federal office by any method which does not require the contributor or donor to give affirmative consent to making the contribution or donation on a recurring basis, and for other purposes. -Supported the Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act, H.R. 3229, to prohibit contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda. -Supported Stop Foreign Interference with Ballot Measures Act to prohibit contributions or donations by foreign nationals in connection with state or local ballot initiatives or referenda. -Supported the Protecting Election Administration from Interference Act, H.R. 3130, to expand protections for election administrators, strengthen protections for Federal election records and election infrastructure and provide judicial review for election records by allowing the Department of Justice and candidates to bring lawsuits to ensure compliance with election record requirements. -Supported expanded federal protections for election workers and election officials from increasing threats and intimidation. -Called on the Committee on House Administration to direct the Office of the Clerk to examine how to make all public documents available online in a user-friendly format and provide a plan of action for review and implementation. -Called on the Committee on House Appropriations to provide compensation to Legislative branch staff at an equivalent rate to that provided to employees of the Executive Branch as well as an annual cost-of-living adjustment. -Called for new funding streams that election administrators and their staffs can utilize specifically for threat monitoring, safety and doxxing training, privacy services and home security. -Called for enhanced information sharing and coordination about threats against election officials between federal, state and local law enforcement entities. -Supported clarifying and expanding existing federal protections against threats and intimidation to include authorized election agents, contractors, vendors, and volunteers. -Called for increased anti-doxxing protections for election workers and their families to protect against threats and harassment. -Supported the Election Worker Protection Act of 2023, S. 1318, to provide grant funding and expand protections for election workers and officials. -Called for equal overtime protections for House staff to achieve parity with Executive Branch under the Fair Labor Standards Act. -Called on the House of Representatives to revise the language in the proposed House Rules package that would weaken the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE). -Called on the House of Representatives to allow TV cameras on the floor of the House of Representatives to operate under the independent control of journalists, not the political control exercised by the leadership. - Called on the Committee on House Administration (CHA) to increase its committee funding so it can provide adequate resources for its expanded membership, duties, and responsibilities.