[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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