Republicans are out of control!

Congress Aims to Require Voter ID
From: Marcela.Salazar@mail.house.gov

Friends,

This week (9/20 Wed and 9/21 Thurs), the House of Representatives is poised to consider the "Voter ID bill" H.R. 4844, the Federal Election Integrity Act of 2006.

The VOTER ID bill aims to decrease the number of citizens able to vote by requiring all citizens to show proof of citizenship in order to vote. Millions of Americans, who do not have the identification and proof of citizenship that the bill requires -- the elderly, the disabled, Native Americans and other minorities- will be profoundly impacted by this legislation. H.R. 4844 will do far more to suppress turnout and intimidate voters than to prevent voter fraud, as the proponents of the Voter ID bill claim. Millions of Americans will be denied their right to vote because the House Republicans are rushing this bill to floor to address a problem that does not really exist.


MORE ANTI-IMMIGRATION BILLS:
This week, we also expect the Republican Leadership to bring up a series of border security bills. It is odd that, that as the election nears, Republicans would pick border security as a theme, with their "Border Security Now" agenda - thereby highlighting an issue on which they don't have a single accomplishment. If the House Republicans were serious, they would have moved forward with a House-Senate conference on realistic and bipartisan border security/immigration reform legislation - instead of stalling any progress with sham "hearings" or ineffective legislation.


Below is a list of the upcoming border security bills. We will keep you posted on any developments.



FLOOR SCHEDULE
WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

Wednesday, September 20, 2006 and the balance of the week

On Wednesday & Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 am for legislative business. On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 am.

H.R. 6054 - Military Commissions Act (Rep. Hunter - Armed Services) (Subject to a Rule)

H.R. 4844 - Voter ID Bill (Rep. Hyde - House Administration) (Subject to a Rule)

H.R. 6089 - Illegal Immigrant Deterrence Act (Rep. Sensenbrenner - Judiciary) (Subject to a Rule)

H.R. 6090 -Immigration Enforcement Act (Rep. Sensenbrenner - Judiciary) (Subject to a Rule)

H.R. 6091 - Border Security Enhancement Act (Rep. Sensenbrenner - Judiciary)

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