{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/2026/7/video-blackburn-leads-colleagues-in-urging-senate-to-pass-save-america-act-following-president-trump-s-address-to-the-nation/a96474c0-3908-4a45-94ad-ddf9626fd087", "VIDEO: Blackburn Leads Colleagues in Urging Senate to Pass SAVE America Act Following President Trump\u2019s Address to the Nation", "2026-07-20", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "Senate", "TN", "Marsha Blackburn", "B001243", "www.blackburn.senate.gov", "blackburn", "https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/news/cc8c80c1-d564-4bbb-93a4-f1d772346ae0", "scraper", "\u2018There is nothing objectionable about these measures.\u2019\n\n\u2018If every state was like Tennessee, there would be no need for the SAVE America Act.\u2019\n\n\u2018There is no other developed nation that leaves their election so vulnerable to fraud and manipulation.\u2019\n\nWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) led her Republican colleagues, including Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah), John Husted (R-Ohio), and Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), in urging the Senate to pass the SAVE America Act following President Trump\u2019s address to the nation last week on election integrity:\n\nClick here to download Senator Blackburn\u2019s remarks.\n\nEXCERPTS OF REMARKS\n\n\u201cHaving voter ID is something the vast majority of Americans support whether they're Democrats or Republicans or Independents or Libertarians.\u201d\n\n\u201cIt's incredible that we're on the floor having to make the case for this legislation.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe legislation that is before us would really accomplish three major objections in securing our elections.\u201d\n\n\u201cIt would require voters to present an ID to cast a ballot.\u201d\n\n\u201cOur legislation would require people to be a U.S. citizen in order to vote in our elections.\u201d\n\n\u201cIt would require the states to remove non-citizens who have somehow ended up on their voter rolls.\u201d\n\n\u201cEvery one of them, common sense. There is nothing objectionable about these measures.\u201d\n\n\u201cMany Republican states already enforce these safeguards.\u201d\n\n\u201cIf every state was like Tennessee, there would be no need for the SAVE America Act. But for years, we have seen blue states practically invite fraud into their elections. 14 states, including California, New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, do not require any form of ID to vote. Many more states accept ID that is non-photo.\u201d\n\n\u201cStates that do this have found thousands of individuals.\u201d\n\n\u201cThere is no other, no other developed nation that leaves their election so vulnerable to fraud and manipulation.\u201d\n\n\u201cTo defend themselves, Democrats claim that voter fraud is very rare.\u201d\n\n\u201cPresident Trump's Thursday night address on election integrity showed just how much voter fraud we have.\u201d\n\n\u201cAccording to a DHS review of state voter rolls, there are approximately 278,000 non-citizens registered to vote in our elections. The last three presidential elections were decided by fewer\u2026 votes. The President noted that this figure is likely an undercount because Democrat states refuse to share their voter files with the administration.\u201d", 1, "2026-07-22T07:34:13Z", "2026-07-22T07:35:16Z"]], "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/2026/7/video-blackburn-leads-colleagues-in-urging-senate-to-pass-save-america-act-following-president-trump-s-address-to-the-nation/a96474c0-3908-4a45-94ad-ddf9626fd087"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7853440474718809, "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"}