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Ted Cruz: “The SAVE act requires proof of American citizenship to…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 02:57

He's calling it Jim Crow 2.0. Well, the SAVE act, which was initially introduced in the House of Representatives by Chip Roy, my former chief of staff. The SAVE act requires proof of American citizenship to register to vote. It's common sense legislation. And then actually, President Trump has changed it. And President Trump did two changes. Number one, he wanted to change the name from the SAVE act to the Save America Act. (02:57–03:03)

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Asserts that the SAVE act mandates proof of citizenship for voter registration.

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