Political Quotes

“U.S. elections should be for U.S. citizens only. It is a simple premise. When I began my work on trying to stop noncitizens from voting in the United States, I was often told by people that they didn't believe that this was actually the case. That is how radical of a provision that exists in Washington, D.C., law. Let's set the stage for folks listening today. Let's set the stage to understand how radical this provision is in Washington, D.C. To be eligible to vote in municipal elections in our Nation's Capital, an individual only has to reside in Washington, D.C., for 30 days. Let's walk through that. An individual who works at the Russian Embassy holding a Russian passport in their pocket, residing in the United States Capital of Washington, D.C., for simply 30 days, could walk out of the embassy, walk to a polling location and, because Washington, D.C., does not even have photo ID, would not need to pull their Russian passport out of their pocket and would be eligible to vote for Mayor in our Nation's Capital. What the Democrats want to do, Mr. Speaker, is use Washington, D.C., as a petri dish for liberalizing voting laws across the country. What my Democratic friends want to do, Mr. Speaker, is allow noncitizens to vote across the country.”