WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden issued the following press release:
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and U.S. Representative Marc Veasey, D-Texas, announced today they have introduced a bicameral resolution recognizing September as "National Voting Rights Month."
"Trump is doing everything he can to disenfranchise American voters in this year's midterms because he's afraid his platform of jacking up costs is about to lose Republicans the midterms," Wyden said. "Access to the ballot and the right to vote are the bedrock of our democracy, and Congressman Veasey and I will continue fighting to protect this fundamental right for all Americans."
"Over the past year, we've seen our fundamental right to vote eroded and ...