CHRISTIAN WATKINS

NETWORK Lobby opposes HR 2,the SAVE Act. This bill will limit the ability of citizens to vote by requiring burdensome new documentation to do so and by eliminating common sense channels of registration like online registration. NETWORK opposed H.R. 1's 10 year moratorium on the regulation of AI due to civil right and privacy concerns. NETWORK Lobby opposes HR 5296, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act which would federal bill that would fundamentally change how Americans register to vote. Voters would generally need to present documentary proof of citizenship in person before completing registration, effectively eliminating most current online and mail registration methods. For most people, that means only passport or certified birth certificate that matches a voter's current name. Real ID and other forms of identification would no suffice. NETWORK strongly supports the Defending Americas Future Elections Act (S.1240), as a countermeasure against voter suppression attempts by Congress and the Administration. NETWORK urges support for Protecting Our Democracy Act (S. 2838/HR 8831) to protect our democracy by preventing abuses of Presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and other purposes. NETWORK urges support for the Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections Act (HR 8988/S 4666) to ban foreign based multinational corporations from spending in US elections.

NETWORK supports The Reentry Support Act (HR 2586) which would allow for Medicaid payment of medical services furnished to an incarcerated individual during the 30-day period preceding the individual's release. NETWORK strongly supports the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.1843 / H.R.3552) and seeks reauthorize of these grant programs through FY2030. Funding is critical for reentry programs that help formerly incarcerated individuals successfully transition back into their communities.

NETWORK Lobby opposes HR 2,the SAVE Act. This bill will limit the ability of citizens to vote by requiring burdensome new documentation to do so and by eliminating common sense channels of registration like online registration. NETWORK opposed H.R. 1's 10 year moratorium on the regulation of AI due to civil right and privacy concerns. NETWORK Lobby opposes HR 5296, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act which would federal bill that would fundamentally change how Americans register to vote. Voters would generally need to present documentary proof of citizenship in person before completing registration, effectively eliminating most current online and mail registration methods. For most people, that means only passport or certified birth certificate that matches a voter's current name. Real ID and other forms of identification would no suffice.

NETWORK supports The Reentry Support Act (HR 2586) which would allow for Medicaid payment of medical services furnished to an incarcerated individual during the 30-day period preceding the individual's release.