WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) and U.S. Representative Chip Roy (R-TX-21), Chairmen of the Senate and House Judiciary Subcommittees on the Constitution, filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of President Trump's Executive Order (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-the-meaning-and-value-of-american-citizenship/__;!!BSgrhSFG!FaMP4K1X_vc0-6mnHuzRLCpthfjHbtOemZ5s8_IryJHKgX4hhOIdGIxOVB8Lt-2xND7znFv0C1kwQl5cjeaYt_Y-OOvNnfmpRBRdHFd2VEhj$) defending the original meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause.

"U.S. citizenship is a privilege, reserved for those with a permanent a...