Senator Marshall: Reconciliation 3.0 Doesn’t Go Far Enough on Election Security

Senator Marshall Joins Mornings with Maria on Fox Business Kansas City – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business’s Mornings with Maria to discuss Reconciliation 3.0 and securing voter ID requirements, the Democrats’ plan to shut the government down, Republicans’ midterm message, and Senator Marshall’s call for a special counsel investigation into Dr. Fauci. Click HERE to download the full video. On passing Reconciliation 3.0: “Yeah, Maria, well, good morning. I think we have to pass it. Look, this is a small bite at the apple; this is basically the President’s supplemental bill. Since the Democrats are not going to do anything to help Donald Trump, this is the only way we can get some aid to farmers, fund the military, and then take a small bite as far as the SAVE Act goes. We’ll be funding any state that wants to do voter ID — this will fund it. But I’m not satisfied, Maria — I think we need to go much, much further on this, I think we need to get Democrats on the record. Let’s put a bill on the floor asking just for voter ID and see if we can get one Democrat, let alone 10, across the finish line. 80 to 90% of Americans want voter ID, but we’ll pass this little bill in the Senate too, I think, with the 50 votes we need.” On passing portions of the SAVE Act to require voter ID: “Well, certainly, in the SAVE Act, it has the proof of citizenship; it has guardrails around the mail-in ballots. But if they’re objecting to different pieces of all the SAVE Act, then let’s just do it one piece at a time. You cannot get a Democrat to commit to voter ID, so I want Americans to see that. And then the next week, I want to get them on the record on proof of citizenship — don’t give them any wiggle room; let’s just make it really simple for them.” “Well, Maria, I couldn’t agree with you more. But I think if we can’t get them on the record for voter ID, how are we ever going to get them on the record for proof of citizenship? I would love to pass the whole thing. I’m trying to find a path to show America that Democrats don’t even believe in voter ID, let alone proof of citizenship. And this is so important to our faith in our democracy. This voting election integrity is so important to our faith in our own government.” On the Democrats’ plan to cause another government shutdown: “Well, not as much as the price of gasoline. I think what people are going to be seeing September 30th, though, is that once again the Democrats are going to shut the government down. Just like they will not vote for this supplemental bill — call it a reconciliation bill — now they won’t vote for voter ID. They voted against ICE funding, they voted against funding for the military just two weeks ago as well, so I think September 30th, what the voters are going to see up front and personal, is the Democrats shutting the government down. And that’s why it’s so important that we as Republicans continue to focus on the price of gasoline and groceries, and that’s certainly my intention.” On supporting the President’s defense budget: “Yeah, well, Maria, maybe I’m not quite comfortable with the $1.5 trillion. I’m comfortable with the $1.1 trillion dollars, which was in the NDAA, the National Defense Authorization Act, that the Democrats voted against. I’m supporting what President Trump is doing right now. I’m mourning the loss of more soldiers — as you know, I served, my dad served, my brother served, my son is serving. I hate war as only a soldier who’s lived it can. But the doctor in me says the benefits of us being there outweigh the risk — we cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. At the same time, I don’t want boots on the ground; I don’t want a forever war. And yet, we got to pay attention to these gas and groceries. Look, I want this war to be over very quickly, but we cannot ever let Iran have nuclear weapons.” On Republican wins message heading into the midterms: “Right. Well, the Republicans are the party of prosperity and security. Your borders are secure, and murder rates are at a 100-year low as well. In Kansas, I think it’s the best economy I’ve ever seen, thanks to the Working Family Tax Cuts Bill — manufacturing is booming, great cattle markets, oil and gas industry is very stable as well. We have work to do in agriculture, but no one’s done more for agriculture than this president and the Republican Party as well. So, we’re going to continue to message what we’ve done. But we are the party of prosperity and security; the Democrats remain defund the police, defund the military, raise your taxes. And we’re the party that gave you the largest tax cut and the largest spending cut in American history. And we’re starting to see the benefits from that — I’m especially excited about what I’m seeing in manufacturing across the state of Kansas.” On Senator Marshall’s call for a special counsel investigation into Dr. Fauci: “Yeah, Maria. And you know this is of course, one of the autopen pardons — and that’s one of our requests for this special investigation that we’re asking the Justice Department to do. Look, why is this important? A million people — a million Americans — died; 20 million Americans still have long COVID; loved ones suffered; our children suffered from not getting to go to school. You know all the things that affected us from COVID — and there was no accountability. Thanks to Tulsi Gabbard — she unleashed a treasure trove of documents right as she was leaving that really confirm everything that my informants have told me. Anthony Fauci not only funded the research in Wuhan, he led the charge for covering it up. Look, this makes Watergate look like a situation where some kids broke a window at recess, and they’re trying to hide that from their teacher. This cover up was exponential in so many ways as well. And then he covered up whistleblowers — somehow, he was able to suppress whistleblowers as well. And that’s why we need a special investigation. Rand Paul will do everything he can here; he’s brilliant, and he knows this inside and out as well, but Fauci is going to take the fifth. That’s probably what he’ll do because he should go to jail, and we should certainly be stopping all of his government pensions as well.” ### Contact: Payton Fuller