During an appearance on – News Daily, Representative Riley Moore from West Virginia, who is a Republican, announced that the House Republicans are set to integrate the SAVE Act with the National Defense Authorization Act. This strategy reintroduces voter ID legislation to the Senate, following multiple attempts by the House to mandate proof of American citizenship for voting.
Moore expressed his frustration with the Senate’s inaction, suggesting that House lawmakers often find themselves hindered by the Senate’s lack of responsiveness.
“The House has endorsed the Save America Act three times,” Moore noted, highlighting that the SAVE Act, which he referred to as “the initial variant of the voter ID legislation,” is poised for alignment with the National Defense Authorization Act.
Moore outlined that this tactic is facilitated through regulatory procedures, ensuring that once the NDAA is approved by the House, the SAVE Act’s provisions will be seamlessly integrated into the main text of the bill.
Should the Senate reject this inclusion, Moore explained, the subsequent course of action would involve a conference between the House and Senate. This would lead to negotiations regarding the reintroduction of the measure, compelling senators to deliberate on its removal from the National Defense Authorization Act.
The West Virginia Republican said pressure should fall on GOP senators, adding, “We got 53 Republicans in the Senate, their margin is better than ours in the House,” and stating that they “need to vote for this National Defense Authorization Act with the Save Act in it.”
Asked whether Democrats could be persuaded to support some version of the legislation, Moore said, “I don’t think Democrats are going to vote for this,” before pointing to California’s automatic voter registration system as an example of what he views as a problem.
“State of California has automatic voter registration when you go get a driver’s license,” Moore said, noting that driver’s licenses are available to people in the country legally and illegally and asking whether anyone believes there are not noncitizens voting in U.S. elections.
Moore said the federal government should ensure that “U.S. citizens are voting in our elections,” adding that if Republicans cannot stand up for that principle, “That is a sad state of affairs for the Republican Party.”
Moore also drew a distinction between the SAVE Act and the Save America Act, saying the SAVE Act is “primarily dealing with voter ID,” while the Save America Act addresses “voter ID and the mail-in ballot question.”
On mail-in ballots, Moore said Democrats have “eroded trust and confidence in the elections” by allowing vote-counting to continue well after Election Day, asking, “Why would you not have an erosion of trust in the process when it drags on for weeks, if not months?”
Moore pointed to India as an example, saying the country has “over a billion people” and “got their election results in a day,” while questioning why California sometimes cannot produce results “within five, six weeks.”
“It doesn’t make any sense,” Moore said, adding that he lacks trust in results from California because delayed counting contributes to doubts about whether elections are “all above board.”
Moore also criticized Republicans who argue that continued focus on election integrity undermines confidence and turnout, saying, “They are the ones that are hurting Republican enthusiasm and turnout.”
“It goes back to that point that I just made, the erosion of trust in the election cycle,” Moore said, asking why voters would show up “when I don’t even know my vote even matters.”
Moore said election integrity remains a major concern among Republican voters, calling it “a core tenant” of why Republicans “won in 2024” and saying the issue comes up at “any Lincoln Reagan Day dinner in any county in America.”
“This will be a top issue for any Republican that you talk to,” Moore said, adding that the concern spans “moderate to MAGA” Republicans who do not understand “why you can’t get this done.”
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