James Lankford: “It is already federal law that you have to be a citizen of…”

“The most basic element of SAVE Act I want to be able to maintain that is you've got to show ID to vote and you've got to be an American citizen and prove it to be able to vote. It is already federal law that you have to be a citizen of the United States to vote. We just have all trust and no verify in that process. We've got to be able to fix that.” (04:34–04:39)

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