Jon Tester: “today my home State of Montana becomes the fourth State in the Nation to declare its opposition to the REAL ID Act by…”

“today my home State of Montana becomes the fourth State in the Nation to declare its opposition to the REAL ID Act by enacting binding legislation that opts Montana out of REAL ID. With it, my State is opting out of the onerous regulation, blatant invasion of privacy, and the high cost of compliance that will come from implementing REAL ID. I congratulate my Governor, Brian Schweitzer, and both houses of the Montana State Legislature. Both houses of the legislature approved this legislation unanimously. Thirteen other States have anti-REAL ID legislation that has passed one of the houses of the legislature. In Montana and the rest of these States, opposition to this poorly constructed law is bipartisan. That is why I am pleased to once again offer my support for the Identification Security Enhancement Act, introduced by Senator Akaka and Senator Sununu--another bipartisan show of opposition to the REAL ID Act. Why is there so much opposition to REAL ID beyond the beltway? It comes down to three reasons. First, the REAL ID Act puts massive new Federal regulations on the States.”