And we've already touched on estimates of how millions of eligible American citizen voters don't have a current State-issued ID. The number is in the millions. And in Florida, it was less than 600 votes. I don't know the experience in New Jersey. But it would seem--and I went over this earlier, and I don't know if my colleagues were here--we passed laws in this Chamber, and we always try to demonstrate that we're trying to remedy a situation that is true in existence. And the manner in which we do it--we look at cost benefits. We can't prove fraud; but I can assure you, we can prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that people will be denied access to the polls.
Vicente Gonzalez: “And we've already touched on estimates of how millions of eligible American citizen voters don't have a current…”
On the recordNovember 16, 2011
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