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Mike Lee: “If they want to call this Jim Crow 2.0, then so too is the…”

Featuring: Mike Lee, Republican | U.S. Senate from Utah

Mike Lee Gives Remarks On SAVE America Act As Senate Weighs Election Reform Bill

Published March 19, 2026 | Video Starts at 09:03

… you have to, in order to be able to participate in the proceedings, show that you're entitled to be there and that you're a delegate. Yes, they do that. So If they want to call this Jim Crow 2.0, then so too is the Democratic Party. And of course it is not, nor is this. These are red hammering arguments. I'm pleased to be here with several of my colleagues. (09:03–09:08)

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Asserts that if requiring ID is considered discriminatory (Jim Crow 2.0), then the Democratic Party's practices would also be discriminatory.

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“They [states] have also been unwilling to explain how, whether to what extent, in what ways they separated out those voter registration…”
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“The Save America act would repair our election security by requiring proof of citizenship to register and a photo ID to vote.”
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“A policy choice that enjoys the support of roughly 80% of the American people.”
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“Republicans overwhelmingly support this, 95% of Republicans, roughly 83% of Americans generally, and 71% of Democrats.”
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“Congressional Democrats have by and large focused on arguments that are a combination of being ill-founded, relying on blatant…”
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“Showing ID and proof of citizenship is something that Americans have to do every single day.”
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“To get a job, to start a job, to board a plane, to open a bank account, to enroll in school, to shovel snow in New York City, to get…”
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“In the states that have started reviewing the voter registration files, thousands of voter registration files [have been] identified.”
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“States that are run by Democrats are not only not doing their own review, they're refusing even to share their voter registration files with…”
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