Video: Chuck Schumer: State Voting Laws ‘One of the Greatest Threats We Have to Modern Democracy in America’

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) likened basic election integrity measures embraced by several states, such as voter ID, to the era of Jim Crow and accused the GOP of attempting to suppress voters. He made the remarks during Wednesday’s Senate Rules and Administration Committee hearing on S 1, or the “For the People Act,” which critics warn will strip power from the states and federalize U.S. elections. Speaking to his colleagues during the hearing, Schumer blasted Republican state legislatures, such as Georgia’s, for pursuing basic election integrity measures, calling it “infuriating” and accusing Republicans of being “afraid” of democracy and trying to prevent people from voting.-- More...

This is the first committee meeting I attended as Majority Leader

There is a nationwide effort by GOP-led state legislatures to limit the right of American citizens to vote—especially Americans of color

It smacks of Jim Crow

The #ForThePeople Act is a priority in this Congress pic.twitter.com/bTVOa1kyRk

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) March 24, 2021