Ed Markey: “the Republican majority, representing the views of the President here on the floor of the Senate, are trying to engage…”

“the Republican majority, representing the views of the President here on the floor of the Senate, are trying to engage not in a save-democracy but a steal-democracy movement. That is what this entire debate is about. It is about a great fear which the Republicans have that because of their healthcare policies that are raising the price of healthcare for Americans across our country, because of the anger which Americans have, the dramatic spike in the price of oil and gas and home heating oil, that voters are angry across our country, that voters across our country are angry at the lies and the price for food across our Nation, that voters are angry, that there is a dramatic spike in the concern which Americans have about the arresting and incarceration of innocent citizens in our country who have no previous criminal records--all of this is a part of an attempt by the Republicans to steal the election of 2026. They are afraid that they are going to go to the minority, that they will lose their power, and they know that the only way they can win now is if they steal the election. So this should not be called the SAVE Act; it should be called the Steal Act because they are going to try to suppress the votes, especially of Black and Brown citizens in our country. They are going to attempt to make it very difficult for them to vote, and then, as a result, they are hoping with their fingers crossed that they can win a very narrow election in 2026 in our country.”