- Record: House Floor
- Section type: Floor speeches
- Chamber: House
- Date: March 24, 2026
- Congress: 119th Congress
- Why this source matters: This section came from the House floor portion of the record.
Mr. Fine of Florida was recognized to address the House for 5 minutes.)
Mr. FINE. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to highlight a recent visit in my district where I had the privilege of touring MBI Direct Mail + Digital, a commercial printing facility in DeLand, Florida.
every day and take pride in doing things the right way make Florida small businesses reach new heights every day.
Companies like this invest in their employees. I met people who had worked there who measured their time in decades, not simply in years.
coordinate the visit and for their continued advocacy on behalf of America's printing and graphic communications workforce.
economy, creating good jobs, supporting families, and strengthening our communities. They represent the best of American enterprise: innovation, grit, and a commitment to serving their customers and neighbors alike.
when I worked in the private sector, I worked with companies like this every day using the mailbox to change how people made their purchasing decisions.
to ensure all small businesses across Florida have the opportunity to grow and succeed.
Federal Elections Must be Safe and Secure
Mr. FINE. Mr. Speaker, in the last election, the American people overwhelmingly elected President Trump and gave him and the Republican Party a mandate to Make America Great Again.
security of our elections—to guarantee that only Americans vote in them.
This is a promise that virtually every American agrees with. Mr. Speaker, 81 percent of all Americans, the overwhelming majority of Democrats, Independents, Republicans; Black, White, Hispanic; men, and women; college educated, not college educated; everyone overwhelmingly agrees with this simple premise.
But this has become much more important in recent years. During the Biden Presidency, the border was thrown open, and millions, some believe tens of millions, of foreigners streamed into our country uncontrolled.
level shoved millions of drivers' licenses and Social Security numbers into the hands of these illegal immigrants. They created the means and the opportunity for our elections to be stolen.
would fulfill a promise that we made to prevent foreigners from voting in our elections.
- for this piece of legislation and passed it out of our Chamber.
The House agrees. Our elections must be safe and secure, where only Americans determine the leadership of this country.
local city election, someone won the election of mayor of one of our largest cities by only one vote.
votes, but unfortunately, as of now, the Senate does not agree with us. They have not been willing to state that only Americans should vote in American elections.
This legislation has been stalled, infuriating the American people. It stalled because the Senate refuses to use the talking filibuster to give the American people what they want.
document—I didn't ask to see it; it happened to be a document that they showed me—from when the Civil Rights Act was passed in the 1960s. Debate went on month after month after month in order to get it passed before they could bring that to a vote. Why did the Senate in the sixties, why were they willing to do that? They were willing to do that because making sure that every American who had the right to vote was able to do so.
Well, now we are faced with a similar challenge: making sure that only Americans can vote. If it takes months to make that happen in the same way it took months to make sure that Americans could vote, then that is what must be done.
signed a letter a week ago to Leader Thune that said we will vote “no” on all Senate legislation, save what is necessary to get the government reopened, until the SAVE America Act is passed.
begin. The Senate should debate it for as long as it takes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, week after week after week until they figure out how to get the SAVE America Act to the President's desk.
letter alongside me will continue to vote against Senate legislation here on the House floor.
Let's do the work of the American people. Let's get the SAVE America Act to the President's desk.