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Mike Johnson: “Chuck Schumer and the Democrats blocked [the SAVE act] in…”

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Full interview Speaker Mike Johnson on Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

Published October 13, 2024 | Video Starts at 11:31

But the states have prohibited it. We passed the SAVE act, you know, in the House. The SAVE act says you've got to have proof of citizenship before you Reg and Chuck Schumer and the Democrats blocked [the SAVE act] in the Senate. We could have prevented this. The questions that people have about that. But the Democrats chose not to. They opened the border wide. (11:31–11:35)

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Asserts that Democrats blocked the SAVE Act in the Senate.

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