House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries is rejecting a proposal Speaker Mike Johnson has put forward that links continued government funding for six months with a measure to require proof of citizenship when registering to vote.
North Loop 1604 near Redland Road reopens after accident, SAPD saysBanish the night sweats with these silky, moisture-wicking sheetsFILE - The Capitol dome on Capitol Hill is seen through a glass structure in Washington, on April 6, 2011. from Speaker Mike Johnson that links continued government funding for six months with a measure to require proof of citizenship when registering to vote.
“There is no other viable path forward that protects the health, safety and economic well-being of hardworking American taxpayers,” Jeffries wrote in a letter to House Democrats released Monday. Republicans say that requiring proof of citizenship would ensure that U.S. elections are only for American citizens, improving confidence in the nation’s federal election system, something that former President Donald Trump has sought to
Trump and other Republicans have revved up their complaints about the issue of noncitizens voting with the influx of migrants across the U.S.-Mexico border under President Joe Biden’s administration. They are contending Democrats let them in to add them to the voter rolls. But the available evidence shows that noncitizen voting in federal elections is incredibly rare.
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