[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 65 (Thursday, April 10, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1585]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    VOTER SUPPRESSION BILL CLOAKED IN LIES ABOUT ELECTION INTEGRITY

  (Ms. DEXTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DEXTER. Mr. Speaker, today, House Republicans betrayed their 
mothers, their sisters, their daughters, and every woman in their life.
  The so-called SAVE Act is an antiwoman, antidemocracy, voter 
suppression bill cloaked in lies about election integrity.
  With this vote, House Republicans have jeopardized access to the 
ballot box for nearly 70 million American women. That isn't just a 
number; it is personal. It is the working mom in Sandy who can't afford 
to take time off work to go get paperwork. It is the woman in Portland 
whose name no longer matches her birth certificate and doesn't have 
$160 for a passport.
  In the year 2025, I cannot believe I have to come to the House floor 
to argue for a woman's right to vote, but I will fight this Republican 
effort to disempower women today and every single day if I need to.
  As a mother, I will not allow this country to continue to strip our 
daughters of their rights. We cannot force them to grow up in a world 
where they have fewer rights than their mothers and grandmothers. I 
call on my Senate colleagues to show courage and defeat this despicable 
bill.

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