[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 65 (Thursday, April 10, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1586]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                 OPPOSING LEGISLATIVE VOTER SUPPRESSION

  (Ms. ANSARI asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ANSARI. Mr. Speaker, I rise in firm opposition to the Republican 
passage of the so-called SAVE Act, an act of legislative voter 
suppression that will make it much harder for most people to vote, the 
cornerstone of our democracy.
  This bill, which just passed the Republican House, is designed to 
combat a nonexistent problem. Noncitizens are already not allowed to 
vote under Federal law. Instances of fraudulent, noncitizen voting are 
exceedingly rare. You are literally more likely to get struck by 
lightning than encounter noncitizen voting.
  To address this made-up problem, Republicans have passed a draconian 
bill that would make it extremely difficult and costly for 
servicemembers, married women, and disadvantaged Americans to register 
to vote.
  In most cases it requires a person to present their birth certificate 
matching a current ID. There are no exceptions for the 70 million 
American women who changed their married name.
  This bill also mandates in-person visits to register to vote, 
disenfranchising potentially tens of thousands of deployed 
servicemembers, as well as Native Americans in rural areas like 
northern Arizona. This is a shocking act of voter suppression.

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