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Tony Wied: “In federal elections, we're saying in Congress that you have…”

Featuring: Tony Wied, Republican | U.S. House Wisconsin, District 8

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Reps. Tony Wied, Glenn Grothman talk ICE activity and funding Homeland Security: Connect to Congress

Published | Video Starts at 04:28

I think you should have to show ID to vote. And that's why the SAVE America act. The SAVE act ought to be passed in the Senate. It was passed through the House twice. But In federal elections, we're saying in Congress that you have to show an ID and be a citizen of this country in order to vote. The majority of people agree with that. To start off, do you agree with lawmakers, including Senator Ron Johnson, who said changes need to be made in how federal agents operate in cities where immigration enforcement is. (04:28–04:37)

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