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Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is touting this sweeping legislation as a win for transparency and election integrity. But that could not be farther from the truth.

In fact, the worst kept secret in Washington right now is that H.R. 1 isn’t for the people at all, it’s for the politicians. House Democrats are leveraging legitimate concerns about election integrity to rush this dangerous bill through Congress. It won’t make our elections safer, instead it will give House Democrats an advantage in future elections by eliminating nearly every institutional guardrail that preserves the sanctity of the ballot box today. Pelosi is opening the floodgates for almost anyone to submit a ballot, or even multiple ballots, regardless of eligibility.

It is a new partisan low, even by Washington standards.

At a time when we need to restore faith in our elections, H.R. 1 is an unconstitutional federal power grab that will pave the way for a system rife with errors and abuse. Here’s how.

First, H.R. 1 would prevent election officials from maintaining accurate voter lists and make it harder for them to determine if voters are registered in multiple jurisdictions. This increases the likelihood that voter rolls are outdated and inaccurate or contain ineligible voters.

Second, the bill would dramatically expand automatic voter registration. People who never even provide their consent could be added to voter rolls. H.R. 1 goes so far as designating colleges as automatic voter registration agencies and making it easier to harvest ballots.

Third, H.R. 1 would make same-day voter registration the national standard. Ballots would be cast and counted before officials even have time to verify a voter is eligible or the information provided by them is accurate. The majority of states do not have same-day voter registration, but H.R. 1 would overrule them and mandate it anyway.

The bill would also prohibit commonsense voter ID rules, require no-excuse absentee and early voting, permit felons to vote, and allow people to vote at the wrong polling place.

H.R. 1 is a recipe for disaster. I would know, having prevailed recently in the race for New York’s 22nd District after an exhaustive count that went on for nearly 100 days. In the run up to the 2020 election, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo rushed through a series of executive orders that mirrored some of the exact policies now proposed in H.R. 1. The result in the 22nd District was one of the most poorly run elections in the country.

New York’s election debacle reveals H.R. 1’s real-world consequences. If you weaken election oversight, fail to protect ballot integrity, and force unfunded mandates on our communities like this bill does, the errors exposed in my race won’t be the exception, they will become the new norm. Republicans and Democrats alike have concluded that the mistakes made in New York’s 22nd District likely replicated themselves in contests throughout the state. If H.R. 1 had been law, more mistakes would have been made in this and other races. The new bureaucratic nightmare created by H.R. 1 would have made fair and transparent counts impossible.

It is clear we need reforms to increase transparency and restore confidence in our elections, but what Democrats are proposing would move us in the wrong direction. Election reforms must be targeted and respect the primary role of states in administering elections. Most of all, unlike H.R. 1, they must be fair and not deliberately benefit one party. The American people are demanding a commonsense framework for election reform that strengthens security without compromising integrity. H.R. 1 is focused on protecting House Democrats, not our sacred democratic principles.

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***NY22 Alert***

Claudia Tenney on Track to Win After Last Votes Counted

Tenney Confident Of Vote Lead

NY22 – After Chenango County completed its unofficial tabulation of all ballots, Republican candidate for New York’s 22nd Congressional District Claudia Tenney emerged the victor from preliminary and official results. With all eight counties reporting, Tenney leads Anthony Brindisi by more than 100 votes in unofficial tallies.

Claudia Tenney said: “Now that every vote has been counted, we have maintained the vote lead and are poised to come out victorious. This process has been long but it is critical that every legal vote be counted and accounted for. Now that it is done, I am confident that I will be certified the winner soon. I look forward to going to Washington to serve the all people of New York’s 22nd District in Congress and want to thank the voters for that privilege. I will always fight for and serve all the people of this district including those that did not support me.”

Based on the final margin and nature of the canvassing process, Tenney’s lead is highly unlikely to change in the case of a recount. The court that is overseeing the process ordered that every Board of Elections hand count and then machine count before reconciling the vote totals which eliminates any significant errors in the final tabulation.

Media Contact: Sean Kennedy Seandavidkennedy@gmail.com (202) 317-0485

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***NY22 Alert***

Claudia Tenney Confident of Victory for Congress

Returns Show Tenney with Strong Lead in Congressional Race

Vernon, NY – Claudia Tenney, Republican candidate for Congress in New York’s 22ndDistrict, addressed a room filled with supporters and declared that she has confidence that her campaign will prevail after all the votes are counted.

While the county boards of election continue to count the votes in NY22, returns suggest that the voters of Central New York and the Southern Tier will send Claudia Tenney back to Congress to represent them in Washington. Tenney leads Anthony Brindisi by over 30,000 votes by midnight on election day. Even withoutstanding absentee ballots, Brindisi’s path to victory is extremely narrow.

On election night, Tenney supporters gathered at the Nothin’ Fancy Cafe in Vernon, New York to watch returns. Her son, Trey, introduced Claudia saying “I don’t know anyone with as much grit as my mom.”

Claudia Tenney said:

“Based on early returns, I am confident that our campaign will prevail. I am overwhelmed by the outpouring support for our campaign. I want to thank our volunteers and supporters for all their hard work and the voters of the 22nd District for their confidence.Voters here know that our country and our communities are worth fighting for and I will carry that fight to Washington. America and Upstate New York need champions that will always put the people first. I pledge to always put Central New York and the Southern Tier first. The work to MakeUpstate New York and the United States of America Great Again has only just begun.”

“I’ve spoken to White House officials and they are on top of it. The message has gotten to President Trump. The Treasury Department and Department of Labor are engaged.You will not be forgotten and I will keep fighting for your livelihoods, rights, and our community because it’s the right thing to do.”

Tenney, who has endorsed by UMWA 717 in every campaign since 2012, stood with workers against the mistreatment and union contract violations. Claudia spoke to the gathered crowd in support of the workers and pledged to fight to ensure the terms of the union contract were fulfilled.

Tenney said:

“I’ve reviewed the union contract and it looks clear to me, as an attorney, that the terms of this agreement must be satisfied.”

Over the weekend, nearly 600 Remington employees received notice that they were laid-off permanently and their healthcare, severance, and other benefits were terminated as of October 31, 2020.

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Utica, NY – The Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce, which represents more than 575 Utica-area small businesses, awarded Claudia Tenney a perfect 5 out of 5 score on their candidate survey for her support of small business and the Chamber’s pro-jobs, pro-growth agenda. In contrast, Anthony Brindisi received a ZERO from the Chamber – he didn’t even bother to fill it out. That says all you need to know about Anthony Brindisi – he is too busy voting with Pelosi, impeaching President Trump, and defunding the police to address the small business community.

[See the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce’s Scorecard HERE]

It is unsurprising since Brindisi dodged the Binghamton Chamber’s candidate forum last month – sending a pre-recorded video message instead. Brindisi also refused to participate in the Rome Chamber’s candidate forum – thefirst timean incumbent has done so in its two-decade long history.

A staunch ally of law enforcement, Tenney has the endorsement of the NYPD SBA, the NYS Troopers, the NYS Police Investigators Association, numerous local sheriffs, the Police Conference of New York and 15 local police associations including Binghamton PBA, Utica PBA, Rome PBA, Endicott PBA, and Herkimer PBA and hundreds of local frontline police officers.

The message is clear: Anthony Brindisi does not care about small businesses and job creators or the region’s economy as much as cashing in on suing the police and giving $1200 stimulus checks to illegal aliens.

On the other hand, Claudia Tenney, a small business owner in NY22 herself, fights for the job-creator community, advocating for lower taxes, less burdensome regulation, and a pro-growth business climate every day.

Tomorrow, the voters of Central New York and the Southern Tier will send Brindisi back to private practice as a trial lawyer, specializing in suing small businesses.

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**NY22 MEDIA ADVISORY FOR NOV3RD**

Claudia Tenney Election Day Plan Ahead for Media:

Tenney Voting & Election Watch Party Details

7:30AM: Claudia Tenney Arrives to Vote in New Hartford, NY ***Media Availability Immediately Following*** Claudia Tenney Voting Location: St. George’s Orthodox Church 350 Higby Rd, New Hartford, NY 13413

8:00PM: Claudia Tenney Election Night Watch Party The Nothin’ Fancy Café 10 Ruth St, Vernon, NY 13476 (Off Route 5) ~20 min West of Downtown Utica

For watch party details & election day media availabilities, please contact:

Sean Kennedy 202-317-0485 (mobile) SeanDavidKennedy@gmail.com

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Ilion, NY – Yesterday, (October 29th), Claudia Tenney again stood shoulder to shoulder with laid-off Remington workers who were demonstrating after being terminated by the old Remington Arms Company and losing their severance pay and benefits.

After reaching out to Richmond Italia, the principal owner of Roundhill Group which purchased the Ilion factory in the Remington Arms bankruptcy, Tenney met with Italia with other Herkimer County leaders to express the urgent concerns of the employees.

Tenney is endorsed by the Remington employees’ union, UMWA 717, in her run for Congress.

Italia told Tenney that his plans were to return the plant to operations as soon as in 75 days and eventually employ a workforce significantly larger than the plant’s previous headcount.

Claudia Tenney said: “Priority number one is making sure that contractual obligations are met and establishing a fair deal for the hardworking employees of the Remington plant going forward and ensuring that these well-paying jobs stay here in our community. Mr. Italia’s plans to bring back the jobs and grow the business are heartening. This plant has been making critical and high-quality products for over two centuries and should continue for generations to come. Bringing back the Remington plant to full production is essential for the entire Mohawk Valley.”

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Ilion, NY – This morning (October 29th), Claudia Tenney again stood shoulder to shoulder with laid-off Remington workers who were demonstrating after being terminated by the old Remington Arms Company and losing their severance pay and benefits.

After reaching out to Richmond Italia, the principal owner of Roundhill Group which purchased the Ilion factory in the Remington Arms bankruptcy, Tenney met with Italia with other Herkimer County leaders to express the urgent concerns of the employees.

Tenney is endorsed by the Remington employees’ union, UMWA 717, in her run for Congress.

Italia told Tenney that his plans were to return the plant to operations as soon as in 75 days and eventually employ a workforce significantly larger than the plant’s previous headcount.

Claudia Tenney said: “Priority number one is making sure that contractual obligations are met and establishing a fair deal for the hardworking employees of the Remington plant going forward and ensuring that these well-paying jobs stay here in our community. Mr. Italia’s plans to bring back the jobs and grow the business are heartening. This plant has been making critical and high-quality products for over two centuries and should continue for generations to come. Bringing back the Remington plant to full production is essential for the entire Mohawk Valley.”

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