Senator Marshall: Why Do Democrats Not Support Voter-ID

Senator Marshall Joins NBC's Meet the Press NOW

Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Monica Alba on NBC's Meet the Press NOW to discuss the conflict in Iran and protecting election integrity through the SAVE America Act.

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On an end to the conflict in Iran:

"Monica, I think sometimes we hear what we want to hear. I think the President has been very clear from the beginning what our goals were here. So it's going to be over with when we have annihilated Iran's missile systems, their nukes, their navy, and they're unable to fund or arm terrorists. He described what would have been a four to six week timeline to begin with; we're ahead of that time, but we could only wish that war was so simple that we could predict exactly how long it's going to take. Again, the good news today is that it sounds like Iran's firing power is down over 90%, that they're firing 80%, 90% less missiles and fewer drones."

On the War Powers Act:

"I think the War Powers Act is very clear. It gives the president about 60 days of leeway, and the President has followed the law to the letter-he notified Congress within 48 hours, and now he has this 60-day time period, really, to protect Americans. He's constitutionally called to protect Americans, but then Congress has the right to recall the situation as well. The Democrats tried that once, and it didn't work. To me, it's really interesting that the only one really supporting Iran right now - it's not China, it's not Russia, it's the Democrats."

"Well, I don't know if I have an answer to say what they will and won't do. But I think when we get to that 60-day limit, Congress does have more powers and that we can act."

On whether ground troops or special forces will be necessary:

"I don't know if I want to get that specific. I certainly don't want to take anything off the table, but I want to be really clear: I hate war. Okay? I served, my dad served, my brother served, my son is serving, and we hate war. But unfortunately, the price of freedom is not free, and I'm grateful to the soldiers, the airmen and women who are able to be out there defending our nation right now. I wouldn't want to get real specific and say what I would and wouldn't do, but I certainly hope and pray that this war will be over very soon, and that we'll never have any boots on the ground."

On whether he supports President Trump's temporary removal of tariffs on Russian oil:

"I do, and here's a great use of the tariffs by President Trump. President Trump used the tariffs to get a first-time-ever deal done with India, and he also, on a geopolitical scale, got India to agree to not buy any further oil from Russia, but here we are, it's a new day. That's just it, this life does not happen in a vacuum, so it's a new day here, and we do have a significant conflict in the Middle East, and oil prices surge. Fortunately, they're coming back down with those markets anticipating that this conflict will be shorter than everyone's expecting."

On the Democrats' unwillingness to support election integrity and the SAVE America Act:

"Yeah, well, I think the real issue we should be talking about is why ten Democrats won't come across the aisle and support this SAVE Act, because 70% of Democrats support some type of voter ID. So I think that we can easily take what the House has done and start the process over here. Let's get it to a vote, let's get everybody on record, and maybe some Democrats will indeed cross the aisle, I don't know. But the real issue to me is that Americans think election integrity is very important, that election integrity is the backbone, it is the heartbeat of a free democracy. So I'm just surprised that we can't get Democrats to come and support voter ID, because their constituents do."

On additions to the SAVE America Act:

"Well, those would not be my highest priority, but if I'm asked to vote on them, I will support them. I think we go back to the SAVE Act that we're talking about, the act that talks about requiring Voter IDs, that requires proof that you're a citizen, and then some type of limit on mail-in ballots as well. I think we should say focused on that, get Democrats on the record. And by the way, do you hear any Democrats saying that we would support voter ID? They may object to some of these other things, but that's how the law is meant to work. Why won't Democrats come to the table and say, "Well, we support voter ID," but maybe they want to tweak what we would handle with the mail-in ballot? So I'm just surprised that the conversation is not happening."

On whether the Senate can pass the SAVE America Act:

"Gosh, I mean, the more you add to any bill, the more complicated it is - you'll gain a couple, you'll lose a couple. My advice is to take what the House has done and take that up, stay focused on these three issues, and then take amendment votes on those other ones and see what happens. But again, where are the Democrats saying that they support voter ID? If they won't support that, they're certainly not going to support the rest of the bill. Why aren't they, you know, being held accountable at the national level, when 70% of Democrats support voter ID? Why is no one in the national media holding them accountable for that?"

On the Democrats' stance against voter ID and the SAVE America Act:

"You know, I don't know the context of what the President was talking about. I think that if the Democrats have nothing to fear, they should come forward. Let's stay focused on what we can control. I can't control all the things that the President says, but we can control the fact that Democrats are denying their own party when 70% of their constituents believe in voter ID. That's the real issue here. We can go off on all these tangents, but the real issue is why Democratic senators do not support election integrity. Why do they not support Voter IDs? We hope they come to the table and have that conversation."

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