Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Releases Statement on For The People Act After Legislation Fails In Senate

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Congresswomen Claudia Tenney (NY-22), co-chair of the House Election Integrity Caucus, released the following statement in response to the Senate voting against passage of the For The People Act (H.R. 1/S.1) that would have implemented a complete federal takeover of US elections.

"H.R. 1 /S. 1, the For the People Act, threatened American democracy and I commend the Senate for preventing this bill from advancing. But the fight to preserve election integrity is far from over. House and Senate Democrats have already made clear they will redouble their efforts to pass the equally dangerous H.R. 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. This bill includes many of the worst aspects of S. 1. It would federalize our election system, give more power to unelected career bureaucrats in Washington, and unconstitutionally erode the ability of states to oversee and administer elections. The bill violates the principles of federalism and vastly exceeds the power granted to Congress by the Constitution. It's a classic Washington bait and switch, and we stand firmly against it."

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