House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and House Republican leadership are reportedly discussing attaching a bill to require proof of citizenship to vote to a stopgap spending bill.
If Congress cannot pass a spending bill, the federal government will shut down on Sept. 30. Congressional leaders are looking at a short-term spending bill that would fund the government beyond Election Day on Nov. 5.
Johnson and Republican leaders now Taking into consideration The SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections, would be attached to a short-term spending bill that would keep the government funded through March 2025.
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) introduced the bill. Breitbart News Daily In June, he said there was “repeated evidence” that foreigners had voted.
“Let me just say this about the whole election situation,” Roy said. “We have repeated evidence that illegal immigrants, or even legal immigrants who are not citizens, are voting.”
“Foreign voting is a threat to the integrity of our elections,” said Speaker Johnson. said In a policy brief on the bill.
“This bill is a game changer,” Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) said in a statement after the bill passed in July.
Voting is a sacred right for Americans and illegal immigrants should not be denied the opportunity to vote in our elections. The Biden Administration is allowing millions of illegal immigrants into our country and we must ensure that they cannot register to vote and influence our elections. It says everything you need to know that the Biden Administration opposes this common sense effort and seeks to maintain loopholes that allow illegal immigrants to vote while keeping our southern border wide open. I will continue to fight to maintain the integrity of our elections and prevent illegal immigrants from voting.
A 2022 YouGov poll found that 65% of Americans support requiring proof of citizenship to vote in elections, including 48% of Democrats, 62% of swing voters, and 88% of Republicans.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) said Monday, @SpeakerJohnson “I blame Democrats for attaching the SAVE Act to the September spending bill. If blocking foreigners from voting is 'nonsense' to them, they'll have to explain that.”
Hats off to you! @SpeakerJohnson Attach the SAVE Act to the September spending bill.
If it is “impossible” for the Democrats to stop foreigners from voting, they will have to explain that. https://t.co/1AVjGLTq0c
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) September 2, 2024
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