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Tom Emmer: “Identification requirements are now suddenly racist or…”

Featuring: Tom Emmer, Republican | Majority Whip, U.S. House, Minnesota's 6th District

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SAVE America Act Press Conference

Published | Video Starts at 14:10

Yet House Democrats oppose this common sense piece of legislation. And for what, Mr. Speaker, you were saying it's hard for us to understand. It's not hard. I think it's pretty easy, actually. Because Identification requirements are now suddenly racist or sexist. No, no. If that's the case, House Democrats need to reevaluate how they go through the security line at the airport. Like Leader Scalise just talked about how they buy cold medicine or rent books at public libraries. (14:10–14:16)

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