Joe Morelle

This amendment would strike the sections of the bill that would allow foreign donors to contribute undisclosed amounts to political campaigns.

Today's markup of the SAVE Act is a repugnant use of our time.

What Committee Democrats will not do is subvert American faith in elections in an effort to supplicate to a proven con man.

The SAVE Act is the opposite of that. It is contrary to the American story that has been told for 247 years.

Election denialism was unpopular in 2020. It was equally unpopular, if not more so, in 2022.

This bill is a solution in search of a problem.

The Constitution and Federal law only protects the rights of citizens of the United States to vote in U.S. elections.

Congress must do more to stem the tide of foreign money seeking to influence our elections.

We know that robust transparency is the best way to reassure the American people that their political system works for them.

This bill does absolutely nothing to get foreign money out of our politics.

Mr. Chairman, I would ask for a recorded vote.

The Democrats on this Committee will not stop fighting for the rule of law, for the peaceful transfer of power, and for the very survival of this Republic.

Republicans feel compelled to construct a boogeyman to toe Trump's line on combating voter fraud.

The SAVE Act is the same, 'rigged election' disinformation that Trump has been hawking for almost 8 years.

Just as the Speaker's trip paying homage at Mar-a-Lago tarnished our American tradition of democracy.

This is a deeply un-democratic bill. It is indicative of a cynical outlook the Republican Party has on American democracy and the contempt with which they hold American voters.

This bill, as drafted, would do the opposite. It would allow undisclosed foreign donations to inundate our politics.

As I mentioned previously, I had hoped that we could keep working together on this bill because Democrats would like to prevent the spread of foreign money in our elections.

I would ask for a recorded vote, Mr. Chair.

This markup today is the latest blemish on the majority's anti-democracy quest.

I would like to ask for a recorded vote.

Aren't you embarrassed? I, for one, am embarrassed for you.

Republicans who have been vocal about voting by those who are not citizens have demurred when asked for evidence that it is a problem.

We must end noncitizen voting now.

I would ask for a recorded vote, Mr. Chairman.