"They say, 'oh, this is just a voter ID law. Bullshit."
'Democrats decry Save America act as Senate debate continues.
'After the Senate voted to debate the sweeping and restrictive voter ID bill, Democrats decried the legislation on Capitol Hill today. At a rally opposing the Save America act, Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer slammed GOP lawmakers for bringing the bill to the upper chamber floor: “They’re trying to dupe America. They say, ‘oh, this is just a voter ID law.’ Bullshit!”
'The top Democrat in the Senate said that the bill –which would require voters to provide proof of citizenship when they register and to present approved identification when they go to the polls – is the president and Republicans’ attempts to “fix the election”.
“Because they know damn well that if the election were held today they would lose,” Schumer added. “It is Jim Crow 2.0, but it’s spread across the whole country.”
'The US House passed the bill earlier this year, but it faces steep odds in the Senate, where it would need 60 votes to overcome the filibuster rule.
[Reported by Shrai Popat, The Guardian, March 18, 2026]
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