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On the recordMarch 18, 2026
It is important to me. I think it is important to the American people, who overwhelmingly support this measure and the policy changes it would bring about when enacted into law, that we keep our running tally of the arguments being raised against it. The arguments for and against it are and properly should be monitored by the American people so that they can see what is going on. This does, after all, impact them, and it impacts them in a way that goes beyond the run-of-the-mill piece of legislation. Everything we do potentially affects the American people one way or another, some things more than others. This one is, in some ways, upstream from all of those because the SAVE America Act deals with something very fundamental. It deals with the way that the citizens are able to interact with and influence their own government. Really, it is the fundamental premise of the founding of our Nation and the creation of our Republic.
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee

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Discussing the importance of the SAVE America Act and its impact on citizen engagement with government.

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