WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. James Lankford issued the following news release:

US Senator James Lankford (R-OK), Senate Republican Conference Vice Chair, led his colleagues on the Senate floor in support of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, legislation to strengthen voter registration requirements by ensuring only US citizens are registered to vote and requiring states to verify citizenship. Senate Republicans will continue highlighting the importance of this legislation throughout the week and will reinforce a simple principle: trust, but verify. Americans deserve confidence that only US citizens are voting in our elections, and this bill delivers that verification.

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