Leader Schumer Says SAVE Act Will Be Dead On Arrival In The Senate And Warns Of Another GOP Shutdown

New York, N.Y. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement on the SAVE Act, which would impose Jim Crow style restrictions on voting, and will be dead on arrival in the Senate if passed in the House:

“I have said it before and I’ll say it again, the SAVE Act would impose Jim Crow type laws to the entire country and is dead on arrival in the Senate. It is a poison pill that will kill any legislation that it is attached to. If House Republicans add the SAVE Act to the bipartisan appropriations package it will lead to another prolonged Trump government shutdown.

“Let’s be clear, the SAVE Act is not about securing our elections. It is about suppressing voters. The SAVE Act seeks to disenfranchise millions of American citizens, seize control of our elections, and fan the flames of election skepticism and denialism.

“The SAVE Act is reminiscent of Jim Crow era laws and would expand them to the whole of America. Republicans want to restore Jim Crow and apply it from one end of this country to the other. It will not happen. Democrats will go all out to defeat the SAVE Act and defend free and fair elections.”

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