{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/2024/9/issues/immigration/blackburn-to-schumer-bring-the-save-act-to-a-vote", "Blackburn to Schumer: Bring the SAVE Act to a Vote", "2024-09-26", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "Senate", "TN", "Marsha Blackburn", "B001243", "www.blackburn.senate.gov", "blackburn", "https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/news/cc8c80c1-d564-4bbb-93a4-f1d772346ae0", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 On the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) urged Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to secure U.S. elections by allowing a vote on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which she co-sponsored.\n\nThis legislation would ensure that only U.S. citizens participate in federal elections by requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration across the country. It passed the House over the summer and was introduced in the Senate by Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) earlier this year.\n\nClick here to download video of Senator Blackburn\u2019s remarks on the Senate floor about the SAVE Act.\n\nREMARKS AS PREPARED:\n\nOver the Years, Thousands of Illegal Immigrants Have Been Discovered on U.S. Voter Rolls\n\n\u201cIn America, nothing is more fundamental to preserving our God-given freedoms\u2014as equal citizens\u2014than fair and open elections.\n\nBut for more than three years, we have seen the Biden-Harris administration wage a war on this sacred institution by making illegal immigration legal.\n\nUnder this administration, there have been more than 10.2 million illegal crossings\u2014with countless illegal aliens receiving government benefits, including drivers\u2019 licenses and state IDs.\n\nOf course, illegal aliens can break the law and use state IDs to register to vote.\n\nIn fact, over the years, thousands of aliens have been discovered on voter rolls from Massachusetts to Arizona and everywhere in between.\u201d\n\nIn 14 States Across the Country, Voters Are Not Required to Show ID at the Polls\n\n\u201cUnder Republican leadership, Virginia has discovered and removed more than 6,000 aliens from its voter rolls in less than three years.\n\nOn top of this, in 14 states across the country, voters aren\u2019t required to show any form of identification at the polls.\n\nOne thing is clear: While it is against the law for illegal aliens to vote in federal elections, many states and jurisdictions lack the proper safeguards to enforce the law\u2014and ensure that not a single illegal alien can vote in our elections.\u201d\n\nAmid Skyrocketing Illegal Immigration Under Biden-Harris, the SAVE Act Would Require Proof of Citizenship for Voter Registration\n\n\u201cThe risk is especially high with the millions of illegals now in our country because of the Biden-Harris Open Border.\n\nOur SAVE Act would solve this problem.\n\nThis bill would require states to obtain documentary proof of U.S. citizenship\u2014in person\u2014before allowing an individual to register to vote for a federal election.\n\nThe SAVE Act also has crucial provisions to restore election integrity.\n\nIt would require states to establish programs to remove aliens from their voter rolls.\n\nIt would also allow citizens to sue election officials who fail to uphold requirements for proof of citizenship.\u201d\n\nSenate Democrat Leadership Has Refused to Allow Vote on the SAVE Act\n\n\u201cThe House passed this important legislation in July\u2014but for two months, Senate Democrat leadership have refused to bring this bill up for a vote.\n\nWhat about this bill could they possibly oppose?\n\nDo they want foreign nationals voting in federal elections?\n\nDo they want illegal aliens voting in federal elections?", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/2024/9/issues/immigration/blackburn-to-schumer-bring-the-save-act-to-a-vote"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9038769640028477, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}