Discussion · Senate
Bernie Moreno Republican
“I object to passing this bill right now. Every Republican supports requiring voter ID, but no Democrats do. We should ban insider trading by members of Congress and require voter ID at the same time.”
“I am objecting. Sorry. Well, let me--just continuing. So let’s talk about voter ID really quickly. My colleague from California said that the Republicans are not united on voter ID, and that is absolutely, absolutely, positively false. This is really important because you can’t make accusations here that are false. My colleague from Ohio, the Presiding Officer, has put forward the exact, in essence, voter ID bill, and it was 53 out of 53 Republicans that voted for that--53 out of 53. That is 100 percent of Republicans. If I did that math correctly, I believe that 53 out of 53 is 100 percent. Where he is correct is that Democrats are united in their opposition. There wasn’t a single Democrat that voted for a stand-alone voter ID bill. Tonight, we have the opportunity to do that--ban insider trading and get voter ID on the floor. Because my colleagues don’t want to do what the American people want them to do, I object.”
I am objecting. Sorry. Well, let me--just continuing. So let’s talk about voter ID really quickly. My colleague from California said that the Republicans are not united on voter ID, and that is absolutely, absolutely, positively false. This is really important because you can’t make accusations here that are false. My colleague from Ohio, the Presiding Officer, has put forward the exact, in essence, voter ID bill, and it was 53 out of 53 Republicans that voted for that--53 out of 53. That is 100 percent of Republicans. If I did that math correctly, I believe that 53 out of 53 is 100 percent. Where he is correct is that Democrats are united in their opposition. There wasn’t a single Democrat that voted for a stand-alone voter ID bill. Tonight, we have the opportunity to do that--ban insider trading and get voter ID on the floor. Because my colleagues don’t want to do what the American people want them to do, I object.