Delgado Introduces Amendment to Combat Voter Suppression in Rural Communities

Thank you madam my self as much time as I may consume gentleman's recognized today, I rise and support of my amendment to the Shield Act, which is meant to keep foreign influences from depressing voter turnout in rural communities. protecting our democracy and upholding the sanctity of our elections is of critical importance. a man, the Speaker, The Shield Act is urgently needed. Legislation Americans will go to the polls in a matter of weeks and every day we are presenting more data that our foreign. Series are working to influence our elections and undermine our democracy. these destructive tactics as we've seen in previous election cycles continue to get more sophisticated without side parties now manipulating our elections through the ballot box, social media and spreading misinformation. My amendment fights against these tactics and requires their analysis following each federal election into whether or not elicit foreign money was used to carry out disinformation or propaganda campaigns focused on depressing turnout among. Communities The amendment also requires a breakdown of the successes or failures of these efforts and recommendations for how we can address these tactics in future elections. Americans in rule communities face many hurdles to exercising the right to vote, including the distance to the nearest poll. We cannot add additional hurdles of foreign disinformation and its influence on Robert Turnout. There is nothing more important than protecting our democracy and ensuring every American has the ability to vote and the opportunity to make their. Heard man, I'm sure I urge my colleagues to support this amendment and Reserve the balance of my time.