U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith sharply criticized a planned �show vote� on the Democrats� radical election reform legislation, which would place federal controls and mandates on every state.
Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, joined 15 colleagues at a news conference Thursday to condemn next week�s procedural vote on S.1. �The lawmakers stressed that the bill has bipartisan opposition and will not receive the 60 votes required to proceed to debate.
�This so-called reform bill is anything but reform. �In the Senate and the House, the only bipartisanship is the opposition to it. �We have a lot of serious things that Senator Schumer could be bringing to the floor right now. �This is nothing but a power grab for Democrats to stay in control,� Hyde-Smith said.
�Voter integrity, election integrity is a serious, serious issue, and it should be bipartisan. �We all should be striving to get there. �This is not bipartisan. �It is wrong and I fully oppose this bill,� she said.
Hyde-Smith said she has consistently opposed S.1 for its many flawed provisions, including the those to eliminate election security measures like Mississippi�s successful Voter ID initiative.� “The sweeping measure would, among other things, force taxpayers to finance political campaigns, legalize and expand ballot harvesting, mandate automatic registration, and turn the bipartisan Federal Election Commission into a partisan political body.”
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