查克·舒默及其党团阻挠了最新一轮推动，尽管已有36个州实施了选民身份证法
2026年10月4日 美国东部时间上午9:00 / 福克斯新闻
作者：亚历克斯·米勒 福克斯新闻
参议院民主党人近期否决选民身份证法案，为共和党在中期选举斗争中提供了新的弹药，让他们站在了全美普遍推行且两党选民广泛支持的做法的对立面。
共和党人对民主党不愿在选民身份证问题上合作持愤世嫉俗的看法，他们认为参议院少数党领袖、纽约州民主党人查克·舒默及其党团不想在中期选举前让共和党取得胜利。
“民主党人会投反对票，因为他们不想让总统取得胜利，”印第安纳州共和党参议员吉姆·班克斯告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。“他们不想让共和党获胜。他们会牺牲国家利益，诸如此类。”
数十名众议院民主党人否决将国会内幕交易禁令与联邦选民身份证法绑定的法案
参议院少数党领袖、纽约州民主党人查克·舒默抨击众议院共和党人要求将选民身份证立法纳入特朗普支持的拨款法案的要求。(凯文·迪奇/盖蒂图片社)
共和党人最新一次推动通过联邦选民身份证法，将该法案与另一项广受欢迎的国会内幕交易禁令绑定，此举距他们首次推动通过《拯救美国法案》已有数月之久。该法案是唐纳德·特朗普总统的高度优先议题，却一再遭到舒默和民主党人的否决。
今年早些时候，民主党人辩称选民身份证本身并非那么糟糕，他们只是不同意共和党推行该法案的方式——舒默将《拯救美国法案》称为“新版吉姆·克劳法”，并声称该法案会剥夺黑人和拉丁裔选民的选举权。
“民主党人支持选民身份证法，”舒默在今年早些时候的一次电话新闻发布会上表示。“事实上，我们已经将其纳入了数年前我们的《自由投票法案》中，而且确实已经包含在内。”
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但随着时间逐月推移，这项绝大多数选民都支持的议题，却成了民主党人拼死反对的目标。
投票需要出示身份证件的做法已经在36个州实施。其中23个州要求出示带照片的身份证件，另有13个州接受银行对账单等其他形式的身份证明。这些州中有9个州拥有民主党参议员。
“我们已经有相关法律了，”弗吉尼亚州民主党参议员蒂姆·凯恩告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。“我的意思是，弗吉尼亚州有选民身份证法，我们的选民确实很支持。”
“几乎每个州都有选民身份证法，”他继续说道。“那么，为什么要为那些已经在这么做的州制定一刀切的联邦规定呢？”
舒默及民主党人称他们支持选民身份证，随后却阻止共和党要求强制实施该法案的修正案
参议院多数党党鞭、怀俄明州共和党人约翰·巴拉索于2026年3月4日在国会大厦投票后向记者发表讲话。(安德鲁·哈恩/盖蒂图片社)
共和党人表示，民主党人的抵制另有更险恶的意图。据称，要求选民身份证会打击他们的部分选民基础——非法移民，从而降低他们在联邦选举中获胜的几率。
“很明显，民主党人想要让作弊变得更容易，”参议院多数党党鞭、怀俄明州共和党人约翰·巴拉索告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。“共和党人想要让投票变得更容易，确保没有人作弊。这就是我们在选民身份证问题上的立场，这是一个80/20的议题，甚至支持率更高。”
巴拉索指出，日常生活中有许多普通场合都需要出示身份证件，从登机、买啤酒，甚至到参加本届选举周期中一些民主党候选人举办的集会。
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“他们在这个问题上完全是伪君子，”巴拉索说。“但我们需要做的是选举更多的共和党人，以便在这些选举中获胜，确保我们这里有能看到美国民众所思所想的人，也就是投票必须出示带照片的身份证件。”
亚历克斯·米勒是福克斯新闻数字频道记者，负责报道美国参议院事务。
Dems hand GOP fresh midterm weapon by opposing widely used voter ID
Chuck Schumer and his caucus blocked the latest push despite voter ID laws already existing in 36 states
October 4, 2026 9:00am EDT / Fox News
By Alex Miller Fox News
Senate Democrats’ recent rejection of voter ID is giving Republicans fresh ammunition in the midterm fight, putting them on the opposite side of a practice that is common across the country and broadly popular with voters in both parties.
Republicans have developed a cynical view of why Democrats won’t play ball with voter ID, arguing that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and his caucus don’t want to give the GOP a win heading into the midterm elections.
“Democrats are gonna vote against it because they don’t want to give the president a win,” Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., told Fox News Digital. “They don’t want to give Republicans a win. They’ll screw the country and stuff.”
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., panned House Republicans’ demands that voter ID legislation be included in the Trump-backed funding deal.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Republicans’ latest attempt to pass a federal voter ID law, which was paired with another popular issue to ban insider trading in Congress, comes months after initially launching their push to pass the SAVE America Act, a high priority for President Donald Trump that Schumer and Democrats have time and again rejected.
Earlier this year, Democrats argued that voter ID isn’t so bad, it’s just how Republicans were approaching it that they disagreed with — Schumer dubbed the SAVE America Act “Jim Crow 2.0” and contended it would disenfranchise Black and Brown voters.
“Democrats support voter ID,” Schumer said on a press call earlier this year. “In fact, we included it, and it is included, in our Freedom to Vote legislation several years ago.”
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But as the months have dragged on, an issue that voters overwhelmingly support has become a place for Democrats to dig their heels into the dirt against.
Requiring identification to vote is already a 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.
“We already have it,” Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., told Fox News Digital. “I mean, Virginia has a voter ID law that our citizens really like.”
“Virtually every state has a voter ID law,” he continued. “So, what, there has to be a one-size-fits-all federal thing for states [that] are already doing this?”
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Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., speaks to reporters after voting at the U.S. Capitol on March 4, 2026.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Republicans say that the Democratic resistance has a more nefarious intent. Requiring voter ID would allegedly nuke some of their voter base, illegal immigrants, and therefore lower their chances of winning in federal elections.
“Well, it’s evident Democrats want to make it easier to cheat,” Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, R-Wyo., told Fox News Digital. ” Republicans want to make it easier to vote, make sure nobody’s cheating. And that’s where we are on this voter ID, an 80/20 issue or not even more.”
Barrasso argued that identification is required in several mundane instances of life, from boarding a plane to buying a beer — and even to get into some rallies held by Democratic candidates during this election cycle.
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“They’re complete hypocrites on this,” Barrasso said. “But [what] we need to do is elect more Republicans to be able to win these elections and make sure we have people here that see what the American people see, which is, you have to have a photo ID to vote.”
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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