GOP Unveils Stopgap Funding Plan Pushing ‘Manufactured’ Issue of Non-Citizen Voter Fraud

Photo caption: U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson makes a statement to the media in Washington, D.C., on July 24, 2024. Photo credit: Chris Kleponis / AFP via Getty Images. Article by Julia Conley. Common Dreams – September 7, 2024.

Leading U.S. Senate Democrats on Friday accused House Republicans of “wasting precious time catering to the hard MAGA right” as House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled a stopgap funding bill tied to a proposal that would require proof of citizenship in order to vote in federal elections. […]

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