House GOP Whip Tom Emmer blasts Democrats over photo ID rules at the DNC, arguing their stance undercuts their opposition to the SAVE Act and exposes hypocrisy on election security.
—
EXCLUSIVE:HouseMajorityWhipTomEmmer,R-Minn.,isaccusingDemocratsofbeinghypocriticalintheiroppositiontoRepublicans’latestelectionintegritybill.
TheNo.3HouseRepublicanrippedtherivalpartyafternearlyallofthemvotedagainsttheSafeguardingAmericanVoterEligibility(SAVEAmerica)Actlastweek,specificallyoveritsprovisionmandatingfederallyacceptedphotoidentificationatthepolls.It’salsosometimesreferredtoasthe“SAVEAct.”
“Theseguysaredoingthesameoldbrokenrecordaboutvotersuppression,”EmmertoldFoxNewsDigital.“Whyaren’ttheyscreamingaboutphotoIDsattheairport?Whyaren’ttheyscreamingaboutphotoIDswhenyoucheckoutabookatthelibrary?”
NOEMBACKSSAVEAMERICAACT,SLAMS‘RADICALLEFT’OPPOSITIONTOVOTERIDSANDPROOFOFCITIZENSHIP
EmmerpointedoutthataphotoIDwasrequiredforattendeestowatchformerVicePresid
