VIDEO: Blackburn Leads Colleagues in Urging Senate to Pass SAVE America Act Following President Trump’s Address to the Nation

VIDEO: Blackburn Leads Colleagues in Urging Senate to Pass SAVE America Act Following President Trump’s Address to the Nation July 20, 2026 ‘There is nothing objectionable about these measures.’ ‘If every state was like Tennessee, there would be no need for the SAVE America Act.’ ‘There is no other developed nation that leaves their election so vulnerable to fraud and manipulation.’ WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) led her Republican colleagues, including Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah), John Husted (R-Ohio), and Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), in urging the Senate to pass the SAVE America Act following President Trump’s address to the nation last week on election integrity: Click here to download Senator Blackburn’s remarks. EXCERPTS OF REMARKS “Having voter ID is something the vast majority of Americans support whether they're Democrats or Republicans or Independents or Libertarians.” “It's incredible that we're on the floor having to make the case for this legislation.” “The legislation that is before us would really accomplish three major objections in securing our elections.” “It would require voters to present an ID to cast a ballot.” “Our legislation would require people to be a U.S. citizen in order to vote in our elections.” “It would require the states to remove non-citizens who have somehow ended up on their voter rolls.” “Every one of them, common sense. There is nothing objectionable about these measures.” “Many Republican states already enforce these safeguards.” “If every state was like Tennessee, there would be no need for the SAVE America Act. But for years, we have seen blue states practically invite fraud into their elections. 14 states, including California, New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, do not require any form of ID to vote. Many more states accept ID that is non-photo.” “States that do this have found thousands of individuals.” “There is no other, no other developed nation that leaves their election so vulnerable to fraud and manipulation.” “To defend themselves, Democrats claim that voter fraud is very rare.” “President Trump's Thursday night address on election integrity showed just how much voter fraud we have.” “According to a DHS review of state voter rolls, there are approximately 278,000 non-citizens registered to vote in our elections. The last three presidential elections were decided by fewer… votes. The President noted that this figure is likely an undercount because Democrat states refuse to share their voter files with the administration.” “As we are celebrating our nation's 250 th anniversary, it is imperative… that we pass these bills in order to preserve the integrity of our electoral system.” https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/2026/7/video-blackburn-leads-colleagues-in-urging-senate-to-pass-save-america-act-following-president-trump-s-address-to-the-nation/a96474c0-3908-4a45-94ad-ddf9626fd087