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“‘This bill would be better named the Stop Voter Engagement Act because that is what it will do. U.S. citizens have the right to vote in national elections, period. We should be making it easier for people to vote, not harder,’ said Rep. Latimer. ‘It is already illegal for noncitizens to vote, it happens incredibly rarely, and if it does, there is a legal penalty. Instead, this disastrous bill will make it harder for women and college students to vote.’” 

“La­timer said, where some 500 im­mi­grants were re­lo­cated be­fore last year’s elec­tion, ‘there was not one in­ci­dent where any of them tried to vote.’” 

“La­timer called for the GOP lead­er­ship to pull the bill back and con­sider De­mo­c­rat de­mands that ‘vot­ers whose cit­i­zen­ship is not in ques­tion be al­lowed to mod­ify their sta­tus by mail.’’’ 

“‘At a time when the current administration is carelessly slashing government services, closing the Social Security hearing office in White Plains will force those seeking benefits to travel long distances — as far away as New Haven and Albany — to fight for their rights,’ said Latimer.” 

“Rep. George Latimer, D-Rye, said the proposed annexation of Canada has antagonized our close ally while the tariff threats have set the stage for a damaging trade war that could raise prices on a slew of products.”

“’Every day is another ridiculous proposal from this administration,’ said Latimer. ‘Canada is a sovereign nation and one of our closest allies. Instead of antagonizing an ally and almost starting a trade war, maybe President Trump should focus on lowering costs for New York families.’”

“On Feb. 7, Congressman George Latimer (NY-16) took to the House floor to denounce President Donald Trump’s proposed 25% tariffs on our allies Canada and Mexico. While the tariffs have been delayed by 30 days, the threat of a trade war with our allies and trading partners remains.”