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From Breitbart: During an interview with ABC News on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said that the only way to keep the government funded is through a bipartisan bill and responded to questions on whether he would support a bill that included a requirement of proof of citizenship to vote, which is bipartisan, by stating that the Republican plan has a bunch of different other poison pills.
Host Kayna Whitworth asked, “Let’s talk about Speaker Johnson, expected to propose a stopgap funding measure in the House to fund the government until spring, but attaching to it new rules requiring proof of citizenship when voting. And we know a handful of House Democrats say they will support this. If this voter ID legislation is attached to the government funding bill, would you put it up for a vote or are we looking at a government shutdown here?”
Schumer responded, “Look, Speaker Johnson should learn from the past, you can only keep the government fund[ed] in a bipartisan way. You can’t have a group of Republicans, particularly led by right-wing, hard-nosed Republicans who don’t even represent the whole Republican Party, put together a proposal with all kinds of poison pill legislation in it and then say, this is what has to pass. That bill may not even pass the House. I think there are some Republicans who might vote against it. It certainly has no chance in the Senate or no chance of being signed by the president. So, Speaker Johnson, look at what’s going on, you can’t pass a bill unless we come together on a bipartisan agreement, that’s what each — has happened each time in the past. You’ve tried to appease your right wing, it’s failed, and you’ve had to come to us and negotiate. We’re ready to negotiate a bipartisan deal.”
When Whitworth questioned why the bill wouldn’t pass through the Senate, noting some Democrats do support it, Schumer dodged, claiming the bill contains “poison pills.”
“And the idea of this thing about voting, that is law now. If you’re not a citizen, you can’t vote, period. You can’t do that at the federal level,” Schumer claimed.
“Well, so, then why not support voter ID?” Whitworth pressed.
Schumer repeated his “poison pills” allegations.
Watch below:
In Apri, Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Tex.) posted a video with old footage of Schumer claiming minorities weren’t able to obtain photo ID.
Hunt wrote, “What would poor black people do if not for aid and comfort of the well-meaning liberal? People like Chuck Schumer have been peddling this garbage for over 20 years.
“Newsflash: Voter ID is not racist, it’s necessary, and obtaining an ID is not difficult. In fact, it’s a necessary requirement to drive a car, get a job, open a bank account, and as we’ve recently discovered to attend a Biden-Obama-Clinton fundraiser.
“So why the opposition to ID requirements for federal elections? I think you know the answer.”
WATCH:
What would poor black people do if not for aid and comfort of the well-meaning liberal? People like Chuck Schumer have been peddling this garbage for over 20 years.
Newsflash: Voter ID is not racist, it’s necessary, and obtaining an ID is not difficult.
In fact, it’s a… pic.twitter.com/5e7rK8ZLWm
— Wesley Hunt (@WesleyHuntTX) April 10, 2024
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