WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the statement below following the firing of Federal Election Commission Commissioner and Chair Ellen Weintraub by the Trump Administration. 

“A fully functioning Federal Election Commission is critical to safeguarding our democracy. At a time when we should be working to take on corruption and strengthen trust in our political institutions, President Trump is trying to illegally dismiss a Commissioner of the FEC, a body that is by law independent and bipartisan. Ellen Weintraub should continue to serve."

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