It has come to light via Slay News that Fifteen officials in Democrat President Joe Biden’s administration have been hit with subpoenas from a House committee investigation of a “voter mobilization scheme.”
The Committee on House Administration has subpoenaed the secretaries of 15 executive agencies in the Biden admin and ordered them to hand over documents. It is noted that the investigation is related to constitutional concerns with one of Biden’s executive orders and the departments’ implementation.
In March 2021, Biden signed Promoting Access to Voting.
The order states that “executive departments and agencies should partner with State, local, Tribal, and territorial election officials to protect and promote the exercise of the right to vote, eliminate discrimination and other barriers to voting, and expand access to voter registration and accurate election information.”
The taxpayer-funded plan has come under scrutiny from Senate Republicans. Republicans have warned that the federal “voter mobilization” uses tax dollars to fund efforts with “potentially partisan impacts.”
The scheme specifically aims at those most likely to vote Democrat and encourages them to vote. Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (R-WI) is subpoenaing Biden’s 15 cabinet secretaries for their detailed plans for carrying out the order just five months out from the November election.
In a subpoena letter, Steil told the agencies:
“The Committee has concerns about the implementation of E.O. 14019, particularly regarding its compatibility with provisions of the National Voter Registration Act (NRA) of 1993.
“Congress delegates to federal agencies specific functions and missions, which by law they are required to follow.
“Congress’s delegation of authority to HUD does not include using funds and resources to provide Americans with voter registration materials,” he said.
“Moreover, E.O. 14019 requires every federal agency to submit a strategic plan outlining how the agency can promote voter registration and voter participation.
“Over the last few months, some agencies have taken actions that were likely outlined in their strategic plans,” Steil explained.
“Examples include the Department of Education’s new federal work-study requirements and the Small Business Administration’s entrance into a voter registration agreement with Michigan.
“Both of those actions and the actions of other agencies raise substantial questions and concerns, some of which may be answered by access to the strategic plans drafted by the agencies.”
