Brett Wilkins is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
Democracy defenders on Wednesday said House Republicans ' passage of a bill that would require proof of U.S. citizenship to vote in federal elections is an attack on voting rights that underscores the need to pass comprehensive legislation to protect ballot access for all. House lawmakers voted 221-198 in favor of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, introduced by Rep. Chip Roy . Every Republican present voted for the bill; all but five House Democrats rejected it.
' Calling out the House speaker, a Louisiana Republican, Minkoff-Zern stressed that 'extremist members of Congress like Mike Johnson are acting in bad faith to stop people from voting. The xenophobic election claims that underpin this bill are not based on factual evidence,' he continued. 'If Congress is serious about protecting democracy, it will immediately prioritize the Freedom to Vote Act and John R.
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