Commentary: ‘Squad’ Member Ayanna Pressley Introduces Amendment To Lower Voting Age To 16

Massachusetts Democratic Rep. 👤Ayanna Pressley on Wednesday proposed an amendment to her party’s election bill that would lower the voting age to 16.

“By lowering the federal voting age from 18 to 16 years of age, my amendment would enfranchise young Americans to help shape and form the policies that will set the course for our future,” Pressley, a member of the “squad” of far-left congresswomen, said on the House floor.

“We must do right by the young organizers and activists who have fought for our democracy,” she said in her closing remarks.

“They have a stake hold in our democracy and deserve to have a stake at the ballot box.”

The majority of Pressley’s colleagues did not feel the same way, as the amendment failed 125-302, with all those voting in favor being her fellow Democrats.

The amendment would have been included in the HR 1 voting rights package, the so-called For the People Act, Fox News reported.

Progressive leaders support lowering the voting age in hopes of energizing and growing their voting base, as younger people tend to vote Democratic.