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James Lankford: “The challenge is right now we don't have a single Democrat…”

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

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Lankford Discusses SAVE America Act and DHS Funding with Tulsa's KRMG

Published | Video Starts at 01:45

And what we're basically saying is there are lots of states that have a secure system. Every state should have a secure system. So yeah, we continue to be able to fight for it. The challenge is right now we don't have a single Democrat that's supportive of [the Save America Act] and that's going to hold us back from getting 60. And so the challenge is how do you actually get common sense done in the Senate? Well, you mentioned Oklahoma's procedure and that reminds me that you can use your voter registration card here in Oklahoma, which isn't a photo id. (01:45–01:53)

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Asserts that no Democrats support the Save America Act, preventing it from reaching 60 votes.

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