Press Releases
Chairwoman Klobuchar, Merkley, Schumer Introduce For the People Act to Strengthen Democracy and Put Power Back in the Hands of the American People
The landmark legislation aims to restore the promise of American democracy by addressing voter intimidation and suppression, ending the corrupting power of dark money in campaigns, putting an end to gerrymandering, and strengthening ethics laws. WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections and campaign finance law, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) … Continue Reading
March 07, 2021
Chairwoman Klobuchar Statement on Biden Executive Orders on Voting
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) issued the following statement on President Biden's executive orders on voting: "Fifty-six years ago, hundreds of civil rights advocates marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge peacefully insisting on equal voting rights. They were met with violence and brutality. We have come a long way since that tragic day, but people across the country continue to face mounting barriers to their fundamental right to vote. It is unacceptable and it is … Continue Reading
March 03, 2021
Chairwoman Klobuchar Statement on House Passage of the For the People Act
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) issued the following statement on the passage of H.R.1, the For the People Act: "The passage of H.R.1 is a vital step forward in making it easier for all eligible Americans to vote, stop the flood of dark money in our elections, and reform our ethics. As we see unprecedented attacks on voting rights following the November 2020 election, the For the People Act is needed now more than ever to ensure that our fundamental rights to participate in our … Continue Reading
March 03, 2021
Chairwoman Klobuchar Announces Hearing on ‘For the People’ Act to Strengthen Democracy, Make it Easier to Vote, and End Dominance of Dark Money in Politics
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration will hold the hearing on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight of federal elections and campaign finance law, announced that the Committee would hold its hearing on the For The People Act on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. This will be the first time the bill has had a hearing in the Senate. "I will continue to work to make it easier for all … Continue Reading
March 02, 2021
Chairwoman Klobuchar, Colleagues, and House Democratic Women’s Caucus Introduce Legislation to Honor Justice Ginsburg with a Monument in the Capitol
Legislation introduced on the first day of Women's History Month WASHINGTON - To celebrate the start of Women's History Month, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Rules Committee, with U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Martin Heinrich (D-NV), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Jeanne Shaheen … Continue Reading
February 25, 2021
Chairwoman Klobuchar, Reed, Peters Urge National Security Officials to Take Steps to Counter Foreign Influence Campaigns
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight over federal elections, with Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, urged national security officials to take steps to counter foreign influence campaigns. In the letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, Director of National Intelligence … Continue Reading
February 17, 2021
Chairwoman Klobuchar and Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Take Steps to Strengthen Our Democracy
The Administration has the authority to take significant steps to make it easier for Americans to vote, stop voter suppression, and reform our campaign finance system WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight over federal elections, led a letter with 19 colleagues to the Biden administration urging it to take executive actions to strengthen our democracy. In the letter, the senators emphasized that while America experienced the … Continue Reading
February 11, 2021
Following Chairwoman Klobuchar’s Pushback on Trump Administration Policy Change, Biden Administration Restores Policy of Non-Interference with Elections
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight of federal elections, announced that the Department of Justice will rescind two Trump administration memos that allowed election fraud allegations to be publicly announced before the 2020 election. This action follows a letter Klobuchar and 12 members of the Rules and Judiciary Committees sent to Corey R. Amundson, Chief of the Department of Justice's Public Integrity Section, requesting an … Continue Reading
February 02, 2021
Chairwoman Klobuchar Urges Biden Administration to Establish a White House Office for Democracy Reform
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chairwoman of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight over federal elections, led a letter with four colleagues to the Biden administration urging the establishment of an office for democracy reform within the White House Domestic Policy Council. In the letter, the members emphasized that while more Americans voted in the November 2020 elections than ever before, it is clear that an office within the White House with jurisdiction over … Continue Reading
January 28, 2021
Chairwoman Klobuchar, Ranking Member Blunt Request Information as Part of Investigation into January 6th Attack on U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) and Roy Blunt (Mo.), Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, today released letters they have sent to U.S. Capitol security partners requesting information related to the committee's investigation of the attack on the U.S. Capitol that occurred on January 6, 2021. "United States Capitol Police line officers did a remarkable job under unimaginable circumstances, despite security planning failures," … Continue Reading
January 20, 2021
Senator Klobuchar Delivers Remarks at Inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
"This is the day our democracy picks itself up, brushes off the dust, and does what America always does: goes forward as a nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." WATCH VIDEO OF KLOBUCHAR REMARKS HERE MEDIA DOWNLOAD HERE WASHINGTON - Today Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) delivered remarks at the swearing in of President Joseph Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the 59th Inaugural Ceremonies. As the lead Democrat on the Senate Rules Committee, Senator … Continue Reading
January 08, 2021
Klobuchar Statement On Death Of United States Capitol Police Officer
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement on the death of United States Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick: "I am deeply saddened by the death of Officer Brian Sicknick who served with the United States Capitol Police for over 12 years. My heart goes out to his family. "The insurrection at the Capitol was more than an assault on democracy, it was a real life or death situation for many brave law enforcement officers who show up to work each day. I … Continue Reading
January 08, 2021
Bipartisan Senate Homeland Security and Rules Committee Leaders Announce Joint Oversight After Attack on the Capitol Building
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), leaders of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and Gary Peters (Mich.) and Rob Portman (Ohio), leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement announcing their intention to hold hearings on and conduct joint oversight of security failures after a criminal mob stormed the Capitol and interrupted the formal count of the Electoral College votes, … Continue Reading
January 07, 2021
Klobuchar Leads Debate on Senate Floor to Respond to Baseless Objections to Certified Electoral Votes
"Senators, what matters here is not our own futures, not our own short-term destinies, what matters is our democracy's destiny. Because what we do today, how we vote today, is more important than who we are." WATCH VIDEO OF KLOBUCHAR REMARKS HERE MEDIA DOWNLOAD HERE WASHINGTON - As Congress convened a Joint Session to receive each state's electoral votes, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the top Democrat on the Rules Committee with oversight over federal elections, led the defense of … Continue Reading
January 06, 2021
Statement From Senator Amy Klobuchar
WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement: "Today many have put themselves on the line to protect our Republic. Despite the violent and lawless actions of many of those at the Capitol today, we will not be deterred from finishing the job we started. I've spoken with my colleagues, and our plan is that tonight we will finish our work. While this was a dark day in our nation's history, we will stand united in the face of those who seek to divide and … Continue Reading
January 02, 2021
Ranking Member Klobuchar Statement on Some Republicans’ Refusal to Accept Election Results
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), ranking member on the Senate Rules Committee with jurisdiction over federal elections, issued the following statement after several of her Senate colleagues announced they will raise objections during the January 6th count of the electoral college votes. "Joe Biden will be inaugurated on January 20th, and no publicity stunt will change that. "Every single state in America has certified its election results and that includes by Republican … Continue Reading
December 22, 2020
Blunt Commends Senate Passage of Legislation to Create American Women’s History Museum & National Museum of the American Latino
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, applauded Senate passage of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act (S. 959), introduced by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (Maine) and Dianne Feinstein (Calif.), and the National Museum of the American Latino Act (H.R. 2420), introduced by U.S. Senators John Cornyn (Texas) and Bob Menendez (N.J.). Both measures were included as part of the government funding … Continue Reading
December 17, 2020
Senate Unanimously Passes Blunt-Klobuchar Resolution Naming Rooms in the U.S. Capitol for Senators Margaret Chase Smith & Barbara Mikulski
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, today announced that the Senate has unanimously passed their resolution designating room S-124 of the U.S. Capitol as the ‘‘U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith Room’’ and room S-115 of the U.S. Capitol as the ‘‘U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski Room.” These are the first two rooms in the U.S. Capitol named for women who served in the … Continue Reading
December 14, 2020
Ranking Member Klobuchar Statement On Electoral College Vote
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee, with oversight over federal elections, issued the following statement after Joe Biden formally cleared the 270 Electoral College vote threshold. "Today across the country, members of the Electoral College cast their votes to affirm the historic election of President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris. As the top Democrat on the Senate Rules Committee, I will participate in the Joint … Continue Reading
December 09, 2020
Ranking Member Klobuchar Leads Successful Effort to Confirm Shana Broussard to the Federal Election Commission
Klobuchar pushed the White House to nominate Broussard to the Commission. A highly qualified and experienced FEC attorney, she will also be the first person of color to serve on the Federal Election Commission in its 45 year history WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the lead Democrat on the Senate Rules Committee which has oversight over the administration of federal elections and federal campaign finance law, led the successful effort to confirm Shana Broussard to serve … Continue Reading
