{"id":32666,"date":"2026-08-08T15:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32666"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:00:26","slug":"schumer-blocks-voter-id-bill-despite-saying-democrats-support-it-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32666","title":{"rendered":"Schumer blocks voter ID bill despite saying Democrats support it again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Senate Democrats blocked a key component of the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_618645\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/senate-faces-come-to-jesus-moment-trumps-election-priority-under-gop-new-plan\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SAVE America Act<\/a> that, in the past, they have supported.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">During the wee hours of Saturday morning, Senate Republicans tried and failed to get Senate Minority Leader <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_618646\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/chuck-schumer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Chuck Schumer,<\/a> D-N.Y., and his colleagues to back a stripped back voter ID bill amid a spree of last-minute legislative business.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">But Senate Democrats, including Schumer, have for years espoused support of identification to vote. Several states with Democratic senators have voter ID laws, too.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_618647\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/schumer-democrats-say-support-voter-id-block-gop-amendment-require\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SCHUMER, DEMOCRATS SAY THEY SUPPORT VOTER ID, THEN BLOCK GOP AMENDMENT TO REQUIRE IT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/343\/192\/chuck-schumer-june-2-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/686\/384\/chuck-schumer-june-2-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/672\/378\/chuck-schumer-june-2-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1344\/756\/chuck-schumer-june-2-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200\/675\/chuck-schumer-june-2-2026.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>U.S. Senate Minority Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference following a weekly policy luncheon with Senate Democrats at the U.S. Capitol on June 2, 2026 in Washington, D.C.<\/span> <span>(Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Democrats support voter ID,&#8221; Schumer said in March. &#8220;In fact, we included it, and it is included, in our Freedom to Vote legislation several years ago.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Schumer and his entire caucus voted against the bill from Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, nonetheless. Requiring identification is already the practice in 36 states. Of those, 23 require photo ID, while 13 accept another form of identification, such as a bank statement. Nine of those states have Democratic senators.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">It was the last stand of the night for the Senate, which is gearing up to leave Washington, D.C., for several weeks of valuable campaign time in vulnerable incumbents\u2019 home states.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_618648\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/senate-republicans-push-election-day-deadline-californias-marathon-ballot-counts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SENATE REPUBLICANS PUSH ELECTION DAY DEADLINE FOR CALIFORNIA&#8217;S MARATHON BALLOT COUNTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">And it comes as Republicans have so far tried and failed to find a path forward for the SAVE America Act, which Democrats, along with a handful from the GOP, have blocked numerous times in a variety of configurations.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Husted\u2019s bill would have prohibited state and local election officials from providing a ballot to <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_618650\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/voting\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">vote in federal elections<\/a> unless a person provided a valid form of identification.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Husted\u2019s bill teed up a plethora of options, including an unexpired driver\u2019s license with a photo, an unexpired state-issued ID card with a photo, a valid passport, a valid military or veteran ID with a photo or an unexpired tribal ID with a photo.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">It\u2019s also not the first time Democrats have blocked it. In March, Republicans tested their support of voter ID for the first time in a vote to attach Husted\u2019s bill to the SAVE America Act. It failed on party lines then, too.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_618651\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-keeps-calling-thune-despite-public-fight-over-save-america-act\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TRUMP KEEPS CALLING THUNE DESPITE PUBLIC FIGHT OVER SAVE AMERICA ACT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/343\/192\/senator-mike-lee-during-hearing.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/686\/384\/senator-mike-lee-during-hearing.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/672\/378\/senator-mike-lee-during-hearing.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1344\/756\/senator-mike-lee-during-hearing.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1200\/675\/senator-mike-lee-during-hearing.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Senator Mike Lee during a confirmation hearing\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Senator Mike Lee, a Republican from Utah and chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, during a confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.<\/span> <span>(Al Drago\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">After it became clear that <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_618652\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/republican-says-trumps-top-election-priority-dead-senate-gop-fractures-ahead-midterms\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">President Donald Trump\u2019s top legislative priority<\/a> was not going to be passed nor even considered before lawmakers exit Washington, D.C., Republicans opted to take one last crack at Democrats&#8217; resolve.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve got many Democrats, who have said, \u2018I\u2019m just fine with voter ID,\u2019&#8221; Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said. &#8220;Voter ID is a major component of SAVE America, and they&#8217;ve said that over and over again when we had it on the floor in late February and early March.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;It was the argument that I heard from many of these people, as it was on the floor for hours and hours at a time, saying, \u2018I&#8217;m okay with voter ID, don&#8217;t like this,\u2019&#8221; he continued. &#8220;So we&#8217;re gonna find out where they are.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Lee has been the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_618653\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/mccarthy-says-trump-use-everything-he-can-force-senate-action-save-america-act\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">loudest supporter of the SAVE America Act<\/a> in the Senate, pushing and prodding his colleagues on X to get on board with passing the package.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Republicans had a chance earlier in the night to begin the work of crafting a version of the SAVE America Act with a budget blueprint that, if successful, would have teed up the partyline budget reconciliation process, but were called to stand down by Trump.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Now, they don\u2019t return until early September, just weeks out from a <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_618655\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/elections\/midterm-elections\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">midterm election<\/a> that could reshape the balance of power in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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