WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, led his Senate colleagues in once again defeating MAGA Republicans' efforts to advance the anti-voter SAVE Act. Padilla took to the Senate floor in opposition of Senator Jon Husted's (R-Ohio) MAGA voter ID bill, S. 5271, which consists of a provision of the SAVE Act that would require eligible voters to provide strict photo identification when voting, including in their mail and absentee ballots.
The Senate failed to advance S. 5271 by a vote of 52 to 46, with 60 votes required to pass the bill.
In remarks on the Senate floor, Padilla highlighted Presiden...