Pingree Joins House Democrats in Sending Third Voting Rights Bill to US Senate

Statement

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today voted with the U.S. House of Representatives to send the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, a consolidated election and voting rights bill, to the U.S. Senate for urgent consideration. This is the third voting rights bill sent to the U.S. Senate by the U.S. House in the 117th Congress.

"Republicans are pushing more than 440 separate bills in almost every state to disenfranchise voters. In fact, in the last year, 19 have enacted 34 laws that will make it harder for Americans to vote. By creating strategic obstacles to the ballot box and installing partisans who supported Trump's Big Lie to oversee future elections, they are torching public trust in our electoral systems. The only way to fight this erosion of our rights is by passing federal legislation to ensure every vote counts," said Congresswoman Pingree. "House Democrats have led the charge in ensuring voting rights are protected. Last year, we passed the For the People Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Act -- and this morning the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act. Now, the Senate must act to tear down barriers to the ballot box before American democracy is completely undone."

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