John Cornyn: “Here we are on a bill that would require only American…”

“So it just is amazing to me that we find ourselves at this particular time in our nation's history where we are so polarized and where there is no willingness to try to work together in the best interest of the country. So Here we are on a bill that would require only American citizens to vote and that you need a photo ID in order to cast your ballot. Well, our Democratic colleagues are, of course, doing what they usually do under these circumstances and saying this legislation will disenfranchise voters. Well, it will disenfranchise illegal aliens.” (08:45–08:58)

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