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Maria Cantwell: “This voting system today has empowered Americans, has…”

Featuring: Maria Cantwell, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Washington

Sen. Cantwell Gives Late-Night Speech Against GOP Voter Suppression Bill

Published March 17, 2026 | Video Starts at 16:54

As long as you want to stand here to debate this issue, I will stand here and get more facts and figures to show you that This voting system today has empowered Americans, has increased opportunities for Americans to have their votes cast. and has gotten rid of generations of suppression that existed before. But if you want me to talk about all the voter suppression that's existed in the United States, starting … (16:54–17:02)

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“The SAVE act, instead of basically protecting our system for decades, could disenfranchise over 21 million people.”
Sen. Cantwell Gives Late-Night Speech Against GOP Voter Suppression Bill | Uploaded March 17, 2026 | 06:15-06:25
“The SAVE Act abolishes vote by mail, the preferred system in Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Utah, Hawaii, Nevada, and Vermont.”
Sen. Cantwell Gives Late-Night Speech Against GOP Voter Suppression Bill | Uploaded March 17, 2026 | 08:18-08:28
“The Heritage Foundation found that in the United States of America that non-citizen voter fraud is basically 00007.”
Sen. Cantwell Gives Late-Night Speech Against GOP Voter Suppression Bill | Uploaded March 17, 2026 | 13:54-14:08
“7 millionth of 1% voter fraud in the United States of America based on the system that we have today.”
Sen. Cantwell Gives Late-Night Speech Against GOP Voter Suppression Bill | Uploaded March 17, 2026 | 14:21-14:29
“Your Last election had 84% turnout in the state of Utah. You had 90% in 2020.”
Sen. Cantwell Gives Late-Night Speech Against GOP Voter Suppression Bill | Uploaded March 17, 2026 | 14:44-14:52
“President Trump is saying he wants to eliminate mail in voting, but one in three voters in this country use it.”
Sen. Cantwell Gives Late-Night Speech Against GOP Voter Suppression Bill | Uploaded March 17, 2026 | 15:24-15:32
“When you basically are part of a registration process, you have to fill out or comply with an attestation and identification of who you are.”
Sen. Cantwell Gives Late-Night Speech Against GOP Voter Suppression Bill | Uploaded March 17, 2026 | 01:51-02:03
“Your signature becomes the identical piece of information that has been used for a long time now, decades and decades and decades, as the…”
Sen. Cantwell Gives Late-Night Speech Against GOP Voter Suppression Bill | Uploaded March 17, 2026 | 02:18-02:31
“States already verify that identity.”
Sen. Cantwell Gives Late-Night Speech Against GOP Voter Suppression Bill | Uploaded March 17, 2026 | 03:20-03:25
“In my state [Washington], they are trained by the state patrol to make sure that signature matches the original signature that you signed up…”
Sen. Cantwell Gives Late-Night Speech Against GOP Voter Suppression Bill | Uploaded March 17, 2026 | 04:36-04:46
“Every time you vote in the state of Washington, you are attesting to [being a United States citizen].”
Sen. Cantwell Gives Late-Night Speech Against GOP Voter Suppression Bill | Uploaded March 17, 2026 | 05:06-05:11
“We have very, very, very, very, very, very little fraud. And when we do, we catch it.”
Sen. Cantwell Gives Late-Night Speech Against GOP Voter Suppression Bill | Uploaded March 17, 2026 | 05:49-05:58
“The SAVE Act gives the federal government new powers of discretionary regulation.”
Sen. Cantwell Gives Late-Night Speech Against GOP Voter Suppression Bill | Uploaded March 17, 2026 | 08:04-08:09
“The SAVE Act empowers ideologues to sue election administrators.”
Sen. Cantwell Gives Late-Night Speech Against GOP Voter Suppression Bill | Uploaded March 17, 2026 | 08:08-08:14
“The SAVE Act forces states to turn over voter rolls to federal overseers.”
Sen. Cantwell Gives Late-Night Speech Against GOP Voter Suppression Bill | Uploaded March 17, 2026 | 08:13-08:18
“Vote by mail best fits the modern lifestyles.”
Sen. Cantwell Gives Late-Night Speech Against GOP Voter Suppression Bill | Uploaded March 17, 2026 | 08:29-08:33
“The League of Women Voters said [the SAVE Act] is a coordinated effort to make voting harder for eligible Americans.”
Sen. Cantwell Gives Late-Night Speech Against GOP Voter Suppression Bill | Uploaded March 17, 2026 | 10:45-10:51
“Homeland Security is going to collect property, personal information, demanding that a Secretary of State turn that personal information…”
Sen. Cantwell Gives Late-Night Speech Against GOP Voter Suppression Bill | Uploaded March 17, 2026 | 11:36-11:48
“The SAVE act is a threat, threat to our democracy.”
Sen. Cantwell Gives Late-Night Speech Against GOP Voter Suppression Bill | Uploaded March 17, 2026 | 16:02-16:06
“The Seattle Times said Congress should reject the SAVE act as unconstitutional voter suppression.”
Sen. Cantwell Gives Late-Night Speech Against GOP Voter Suppression Bill | Uploaded March 17, 2026 | 16:07-16:13
“Maine voters do not wish to be saved by the SAVE Act.”
Sen. Cantwell Gives Late-Night Speech Against GOP Voter Suppression Bill | Uploaded March 17, 2026 | 16:20-16:25
“The SAVE Act will cause chaos.”
Sen. Cantwell Gives Late-Night Speech Against GOP Voter Suppression Bill | Uploaded March 17, 2026 | 17:40-17:43