FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

April 10, 2025

MEDIA CONTACT: 

e: jessica.myers@mail.house.gov

c: 202.913.0126

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) issued the following statement on the passing of the Republican-led SAVE Act:

“I am disturbed that Republicans are bending the knee to Donald Trump by passing this extreme anti-voting bill that disenfranchises voters and will collectively cost Americans billions. Every time we get to the finish line, Republicans move the line even further to support their agenda. Now, a driver’s license or a state-issued identification card isn’t enough. Republicans want voters to present a passport, birth certificate, and military service papers just to vote. This draconian legislation targets election officials, married women, students, military voters, and rural, minority, and low-income voters – putting them at risk of not being able to exercise their civic duty due to the unnecessary cost and requirements this bill will inflict on voters. I am appalled at their obsessive attempt to impede on citizen’s voting rights – disenfranchising and excluding millions of Americans under the guise of preventing non-citizens from voting. 

“I’m calling this sham for what it is. This is modern-day Jim Crow and voter suppression. Trump and spineless Congressional Republicans want to take us back.”

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