{"id":3808,"date":"2026-03-17T21:30:35","modified":"2026-03-17T21:31:17","slug":"fetterman-statement-on-voting-against-debate-on-the-save-america-act","link":"https:\/\/www.fetterman.senate.gov\/fetterman-statement-on-voting-against-debate-on-the-save-america-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman Statement on Voting Against Debate on the SAVE America Act"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3808\" class=\"elementor elementor-3808\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4ace37 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b4ace37\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e07b2dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e07b2dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C.<\/strong> \u2013 Today, following the Senate voting to begin debate on the <em>Save America Act<\/em>, <strong>U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) released the following statement<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201c83% of Americans agree on voter ID.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201c71% of Democrats agree on voter ID.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201cKeep it basic: PHOTO ID to vote.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201cStop turning this into a Christmas list and attacking vote-by-mail.<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u201cIf the GOP wants real reform over a show vote\u2013\u2013put out a clean, standalone bill and I\u2019m AYE.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Consistent with the majority of Americans, Senator Fetterman fully supports photo identification to vote. The <em>SAVE America Act<\/em>, in its current form, includes <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/116200253375013431\">various policies<\/a> that make it unworkable not just for Democrats, but also Republicans, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/trump-save-america-act-voter-id-4039cefa?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqezJcxXMYUIJ3mEKuSAL4rBQvBx3Kpx0rdcoaw82an3Wx8Aiq-5th5CpLAQDYM%3D&amp;gaa_ts=69b9e901&amp;gaa_sig=hJn--FPUeZj_bcKO4PIIjB2zOQGVEsH7Nj3eFI8qlxymx3MF7JUpS4ua5ReTqsCVql05XBCi26gVyRV0kGVP0w%3D%3D\">Senate\u2019s Republican leaders<\/a> warning the bill is set up to fail.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Senator Fetterman has pointed to states like Wisconsin that enshrined voter identification and continues to protect that requirement. On voting by mail, Pennsylvania Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palegis.us\/legislation\/bills\/2019\/sb0421\">helped usher<\/a> in election reform to include mail-in voting in 2019, with a high number of Republican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotlightpa.org\/news\/2025\/10\/mail-ballot-data-republican-democrat-increase-2025-pennsylvania-elections\/\">voters utilizing<\/a> this safe and secure method as recently as last year. On voter fraud, Senator Fetterman highlighted the <a href=\"https:\/\/electionfraud.heritage.org\/print\">Heritage Foundation\u2019s database<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/bipartisanpolicy.org\/article\/four-things-to-know-about-noncitizen-voting\/\">Bipartisan Policy Center\u2019s analysis<\/a> of the database to reinforce voter fraud is highly uncommon with 77 cases reported across the country from 1999 to 2023.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The <em>SAVE America Act <\/em>is now on the Senate floor for debate.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false}}