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Chuck Schumer: “Under the SAVE act, every single state would be required to…”

Featuring: Chuck Schumer, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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LIVE: Speaking from the Senate floor, 3.17.26

Published | Video Starts at 01:23

Because with this bill, democracy is at stake. And I want to be very clear, the SAVE act is not about voter identification. It's about voter suppression. Under the SAVE act, every single state would be required to share its voter rolls with the Department of Homeland Security. something even many Republican states do not want to do. Those roles would be reviewed by a system designed by none other than Elon Musk and his doge, using an algorithm that has already been shown to be deeply flawed. (01:23–01:30)

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Asserts that the SAVE act mandates states to share voter rolls with the Department of Homeland Security.

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