Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:

Donald Trump and Republicans know that the American people have had enough of their extremism, disastrous policies and chaos. Voters are ready to take our country back in November. Instead of working to make life more affordable, Republican extremists are determined to make it harder for people to vote so they can desperately cling to power.

The executive order signed by Donald Trump is an unlawful power grab by a failing President designed to bolster the do-nothing Republican Congress. This action would allow the administration to unilaterally determine who is allowed to vote, subject state election officials to unnecessary investigations meant to intimidate those who oppose their voter suppression agenda and risk the privacy of millions of law-abiding Americans. It will make voting unnecessarily difficult for women, communities of color, young people, individuals with disabilities and older Americans.

On January 6, 2021, Donald Trump unleashed a violent mob on the United States Capitol to overturn the results of the 2020 election and disrupt the peaceful transfer of power for the first time in American history. He has now made the so-called SAVE Act the top priority of the Republican Congress, in part because he and his sycophants think the affordability crisis is a hoax.

Generations have fought and died to protect the right to vote. It is sacred and central to our democracy. These unhinged efforts to rip away our rights will not prevail. The Constitution is clear. Donald Trump has no power to change the way states conduct their elections. We will fight back against this desperate Republican scheme to take over our free and fair elections and end the era of voter suppression in America once and for all. 

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