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Mike Lee: “The only thing standing in the way of [the Save America Act]…”

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Mike Lee Delivers Emphatic Defense Of The SAVE America Act In Senate Floor Speech

Published July 21, 2026 | Video Starts at 42:29

Because, Mr. President, one way or another, we have to get this done. The American people are asking us to act. The President has asked us to act. The only thing standing in the way of [the Save America Act] passing is the Senate. And it's specifically our slavish devotion to the zombie filibuster. But really, our slavish devotion to the zombie filibuster is not about the zombie filibuster or any kind of filibuster at all. (42:29–42:34)

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Asserts that the Senate is the sole obstacle to the passage of the Save America Act.

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“The Save America Act is about re-establishing restoring trust in US elections.”
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“The Department of Homeland Security announced that there are 278,000, that's over a quarter of a million noncitizens registered to vote in…”
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“This is 278,000 noncitizen votes just in the states of California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Nevada.”
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“The Constitution delineates the relative responsibilities of the states and the federal government.”
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“Article 1, Section 4, the Elections Clause of that provision states that Congress may at any time by law make or alter what we will loosely…”
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“We have the authority to do this under the Constitution, not as to state races, but as to federal races, principally U.S. House of…”
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“The National Voter Registration Act, enacted by Congress in 1993 to create a system whereby people can vote at a DMV in their home state.”
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“The Supreme Court of the United States interpreted the NVRA mistakenly as prohibiting the states from verifying the citizenship of someone…”
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“The Save America act is popular literally everywhere in the United States of America, except in this chamber and except among Democrats in…”
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“If this [voter ID law] were to pass into law today, then your existing voter registration would remain valid indefinitely.”
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“The kind of proof that we require, proof of citizenship and proof of identity, is based on the same sort of documents that every American…”
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“You would have to show up and you'd have to provide some type of proof as to U.S. citizenship.”
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“The law would allow you to do this using the exact same documentation that every single American has to supply every single time he or she…”
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“The Save America act has you covered. You turn to that text accompanying line 20 starting on page 12 of the Save America act as passed by…”
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“You can buy a personal attestation, write down the basic facts supporting or giving rise to your citizenship, and the burden then shifts to…”
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“State of America also gives authority to federal officials to require the states, many of which are refusing to cooperate right now, to…”
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“278,000 people who are not citizens registered to vote in just these four states, California, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Nevada.”
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“According to the Department of Homeland Security, approximately 278,000 noncitizens were identified on the voter rolls in just those four…”
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“Federal law flatly prohibits non-citizen voting in US elections.”
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“Federal law prohibits non-citizens from voting in US Elections.”
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“The Save America act closes that gap. It makes it possible to enforce the law. It requires proof of citizenship to register to vote in…”
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“The Constitution makes clear when you're setting a super majority threshold as the minimum standard.”
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