Defend The Vote Executive Director Brian Lemek released the following statement in reaction to the House Rules Committee’s consideration of the SAVE Act, a bill that would block millions of Americans from voting. The committee will debate the bill later this afternoon.
“House Republicans are pushing a bill they know would block millions of eligible American citizens from voting.
“It would deny the people that need it most the ability to have a say in the decisions that impact their lives – from the cost of groceries to access to health care to stopping gun violence. Instead, it would give more influence to big donors and billionaires who shape policies for their own benefit at the expense of everyone else.
“Congress should reject the SAVE Act.”
Lemek will speak at a press conference and rally on Capitol Hill later today in opposition to the SAVE Act with impacted voters, voting rights advocates, and members of Congress.
