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James Lankford: “Democrats are hardcore saying they don't want anyone to show…”

Featuring: James Lankford, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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Published | Video Starts at 08:39

But yeah, we'll. We'll at some point come to a common agreement on this. But right now, Democrats are the issue on it. I hate to sound partisan on it, but Democrats are hardcore saying they don't want anyone to show voter ID at all, anywhere, even though right now 36 states already have voter ID laws. 36 states. So we're just talking about 14 states to be able to add a requirement for voter ID and then a verification that someone is an American citizen before they vote. (08:39–08:51)

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Asserts that Democrats oppose voter ID laws, despite 36 states having them.

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