Amy Klobuchar: “I come to the floor to speak in support of legislation that is critical to our democracy--the Freedom to Vote Act. And…”

“I come to the floor to speak in support of legislation that is critical to our democracy--the Freedom to Vote Act. And this is a bill that was the product of work by many, many Senators from across the country with different views but all committed to one thing: our democracy. And I want to thank Senator Schumer for bringing the group together as well as the other Senators: Senator Manchin, whose name is on the bill, whose experience as secretary of state really was so helpful to us in forming this bill and also realizing the differences between so many jurisdictions, including world jurisdictions, that have different staffing levels and different needs; Senator Merkley, an expert on election law; Senator Padilla, also a former secretary of state; Senator King, bringing his independent spirit from the State of Maine; Senator Kaine, former civil rights lawyer; Senator Tester, who sees this and understands all of this firsthand in the State of Montana, where, by the way, for decades they have had same-day registration, which when you look at the States, whether they are red or blue--States that have same-day registration, like my State--tend to have some of the highest voter turnouts in the country, and, sadly, they have disposed of that in the State of Montana recently; and Senator Warnock, from the great State of Georgia, who was the host, along with Senator Ossoff, of a Rules Committee field hearing we recently held in Georgia, where we saw firsthand why so…”