WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Peter Welch issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, this week delivered a scathing criticism of Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Harmeet Dhillon's leadership of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division for pushing the mass collection of sensitive and private voter data. Senator Welch emphasized that statements and actions by AAG Dhillon and others in her Division-especially as we approach the 2026 midterm elections-risk disenfranchising eligible voters and are contrary to the Civil Rights Division's statutory mandate to ensure all Americans can freely vote.
In his letter, Senator Welch highlighte...