Watch Secretary of State Bellows’ uncomfortable exchange with Congressman Steil on HR 1

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows testified before Congress on Thursday in support of HR 1, an 800-page election reform bill that is “a direct attack on free speech and federalism” according to the R Street Institute.

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