{"id":22071,"date":"2025-04-30T12:32:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T16:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=22071"},"modified":"2025-05-01T12:33:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T16:33:23","slug":"merkley-slams-save-act-as-an-attempt-to-silence-eligible-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-slams-save-act-as-an-attempt-to-silence-eligible-voters\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley SLAMS SAVE Act as an Attempt to Silence Eligible Voters"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Merkley SLAMS SAVE Act as an Attempt to Silence Eligible Voters\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gbVF8E-y05o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Senator Merkley spoke out against the Republican SAVE Act\u2014an attempt to make it harder for millions of eligible voters to cast their ballots. 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