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Chris Murphy: “The SAVE act, which is, you know, as I understand it…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Senator Chris Murphy Discusses Democracy Threats and Trump's Influence on Defending Democracy Podcast

Published | Video Starts at 22:59

So I feel a little silly, you know, telling you what I think should be done to protect our elections. But yes, you're right that The SAVE act, which is, you know, as I understand it, essentially, you know, boils down to the handover of state elections to the federal government, to the Trump administration to decide who can vote and when. That's not going to pass the Senate, But Trump is obviously going to try to push through as much of it as he can through executive order. (22:59–23:12)

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Asserts that the SAVE Act involves handing over state election control to the federal government.

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