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VOTER SUPPRESSION, PLAIN AND SIMPLE

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T000481
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T000481
Source
Congressional Record · original
Chamber
house
Published
Monday, March 31, 2025

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Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 57 (Monday, March 31, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 57 (Monday, March 31, 2025)] [House] [Page H1358] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] VOTER SUPPRESSION, PLAIN AND SIMPLE (Ms. TLAIB asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, the SAVE Act is not about protecting elections; it is about silencing voters. It is voter suppression, plain and simple. The so-called SAVE Act is also attacking, of course, voting rights and our access to the ballot box. This bill would create unnecessary new barriers that would disenfranchise millions of Americans. This bill would also increase the purges of registered…

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Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 57 (Monday, March 31, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 57 (Monday, March 31, 2025)] [House] [Page H1358] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] VOTER SUPPRESSION, PLAIN AND SIMPLE (Ms. TLAIB asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, the SAVE Act is not about protecting elections; it is about silencing voters. It is voter suppression, plain and simple. The so-called SAVE Act is also attacking, of course, voting rights and our access to the ballot box. This bill would create unnecessary new barriers that would disenfranchise millions of Americans. This bill would also increase the purges of registered voters, literally kicking people off the list. Very clearly, Federal law already prohibits noncitizens from voting in Federal and State elections. Over 21 million Americans lack easy access to the documents this law would require for voter registration. The SAVE Act would target marginalized communities like those in my district, and of course impacting people of color, naturalized citizens, and low-income folks. Mr. Speaker, 69 million American women would also be unable to register to vote simply because they changed their last name after they got married. We need to pass legislation to stop billionaires from buying our elections, not making it harder for the American people to vote. I am going to vote ``no'' on this bill. I did it last term, and I am going to do it again. Shame on those who continue to support this kind of legislation. ____________________

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