Rep. Goldman Rallies With Immigration Advocates Against Palantir’s Mass Surveillance Practices

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Dan Goldman is leading 47 Democrats in calling on leadership of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security to include language in the Fiscal Year 2027 Homeland Security Appropriations bill that explicitly prohibits the use of funds for the seizure, collection, retention, or analysis of voting machines, equipment, or voter records. The push follows disturbing comments from President Trump and administration officials regarding the seizure of voting machines and federal takeover of elections, including a suggestion from President Trump that Republicans should "take over" elections and "nationalize the voting" in the United States. "We have serious and well-founded concerns about the Administration's intention to illegally seize election infrastructure throughout this country, and believe it is our duty as Congress to act without hesitation," wrote the lawmakers.