Reps. Roy, Weber demand action from Biden-Harris admin to prevent non-citizens on voter rolls

Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, Representatives Chip Roy (TX-21) and Randy Weber (TX-14) led a group of Texas lawmakers in calling on the Biden-Harris administration to immediately provide the necessary data to protect the integrity of Texas elections and ensure only U.S. citizens are registered to vote in the state of Texas.

Governor Greg Abbott recently announced the removal of 6,500 potential noncitizens from Texas voter rolls, highlighting the critical need for further verification before the upcoming election. The federal government has thus far failed to comply with an urgent request made by the State of Texas for access to USCIS data, which is crucial in verifying voter eligibility.

Representative Roy said, “Texas has a duty to prevent noncitizens from voting. The Biden-Harris administration is trying to prevent that for the same reason they fought the SAVE Act (H.R. 8281): they want noncitizens — especially illegal aliens — to vote.

Public confidence in elections is a necessary cornerstone of any representative government. That confidence must be earned through diligence and transparency.”

"The refusal to provide the State of Texas with vital information that should be readily accessible is nothing short of a dereliction of duty. The Harris-Biden administration is willfully turning a blind eye as noncitizens potentially influence our elections,"said Representative Weber."If federal law prohibits noncitizens from voting, then why are they sitting idly by instead of handing over the information that would ensure Texas can maintain clean voter rolls? It's really quite simple: they should be doing their job. My Texas Republican colleagues and I are demanding that they release the voter rolls requested by the Texas Secretary of State without further delay."

Other Texas Republicans who signed the letter include Lance Gooden (TX-5), John Carter (TX-31), Brian Babin (TX-36), Keith Self (TX-3), August Pfluger (TX-11), Pete Sessions (TX-17), Ronny Jackson (TX-13), Morgan Luttrell (TX-8), Troy Nehls (TX-22), Wesley Hunt (TX-38), Beth Van Duyne (TX-24), and Pat Fallon (TX-4).

Read the full letter here.

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