John Cornyn: “Public opinion is clear. The American people overwhelmingly…”

“And as I've said multiple times this last week, this is an 8020 issue. But of course, our Democratic colleagues believe that 80% who support these common sense measures literally want to disenfranchise themselves, which is ridiculous. Public opinion is clear. The American people overwhelmingly support voter ID and proof of citizenship for voting. In 2025, the Pew Research center showed 83% of voters, including 71% of Democrats, supported. Both supported requiring photo ID at the voting booth. So the facts speak for themselves.” (08:36–08:46)

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