Rep. Adam Schiff reintroduced the Protect Our Democracy Act, a bill aimed at curbing abuses of presidential power. The bill was passed by the House in 2021, but has not been able to garner enough support to overcome the filibuster in the Senate.
Just a few blocks away from where a grand jury was meeting to investigate former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, California Rep. Adam Schiff stood with several of his fellow House Democrats to reintroduce the Protect Our Democracy Act, a bill aimed at curbing abuses of presidential power.California Rep.
PODA is based on 3 principles: stopping the abuse of the president's pardon powers, restoring the system of checks and balances, accountability and transparency and protecting U.S. elections from foreign interference The bill was passed by the House in late 2021, when Democrats controlled the chamber, but has not been able to garner enough support to overcome the filibuster in the Senate. Parts of PODA have been made law, including provisions ensuring efficient presidential transitions, additional transparency regarding how and when federal dollars are spent, in addition to numerous inspector general protections.
"It ought to be a bipartisan work product. These are protections that arguably Republicans should want from a Democratic administration,” Schiff told Spectrum News following the press conference. “It really is a nonpartisan, pro-democracy effort. But they may view it as an implicit criticism of the former president and they are scared to death of doing anything to even imply criticism of the former president.
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