WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today pointed to Mississippi's successful voter ID law in a floor speech advocating Senate passage of the SAVE America Act, which she cosponsored.
Hyde-Smith's speech is part a broader effort by Senate Republicans to advance the legislation (S.1383) and overcome Democrat opposition to requiring a photo ID to vote in a federal election.
"The principle at the heart of this legislation could not be simpler, and it could not be more important: American elections are for American citizens. The fact that we are even here debating this tells you everything you need to know about how far some in this great country have drifted...