[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 66 (Thursday, May 10, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H2638]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          VOTER PHOTO ID LAWS

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, when people fraudulently vote, they 
infringe on the rights of lawful voters. One solution is to require 
valid photo IDs. The Supreme Court has upheld photo IDs to vote, but 
some object.
  Attorney General Eric Holder is investigating Texas' photo voter ID 
laws even though such IDs will be free to those who need them. A person 
needs an ID to open a bank account, to use a credit card, to check into 
a hotel, to drive, to buy a lottery ticket, to buy alcohol, cash a 
check, board a plane, or even visit a public school. When Eric Holder 
spoke in Austin recently, it was reported that people had to present a 
valid photo ID to enter the building he was speaking in. Isn't that 
ironic.
  A local D.C. paper printed an editorial claiming photo ID laws 
disenfranchised voters. But to enter the paper's facilities, a person 
must present a photo ID. Ironic again. It would seem the only ones who 
would be disenfranchised by voter photo ID laws would be unlawful 
voters.
  And that's just the way it is.

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