Margaret Hassan

“ There is no single aspect of American life that isn't related to free, fair, and impartially administered elections. We have public schools, safe neighborhoods, access to health care, support for small businesses, and access to the great outdoors – all because ordinary Americans can make their voices heard and hold their government – a government of, by, and for the people – accountable.
In America, as imperfect as we are, everybody has the opportunity to succeed, because everyone has the opportunity to vote. ”

“ We’ll wake up, cast our vote, drop our kids at school, go to work. We’ll tune back in at the end of the day to see the election results – only to learn that the vote tally is being ignored, that our votes don't matter much. We’ll learn that our legislatures are going to throw out the results and pick their own winner. We’ll see an election day that is a charade – just like in countries where democracy doesn’t exist.
Our democracy is too important to allow a minority of this body to let it slip away. We must pass legislation to protect American democracy. Our country depends on it. ”

“ Authoritarian regimes like China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea would like nothing more than to see our great American experiment fail, to see members of this Congress stand by while our democracy withers on the vine. When Americans lose trust in our democracy, when the integrity of our elections is thrown into doubt, neither Republicans nor Democrats win – our enemies do.
But we in the Senate can stop this threat to our democracy – by acting to protect the fundamental right to vote. ”