Speech #1100056891

Madamn President. I rise today in support of an amendment with my good friend from Montana. JON TESTER. Our amendment would repeal all references to REAL ID) in the immigration bill. Supreme Court Justice William Douglas once wrote that "the right to be let alone is indeed the beginning of all freedom." If the right to be let alone is the beginning of all freedom. then Real ID is a step toward the end. REAL ID creates the framework for a national ID card and is a big Federal unfunded mandate. In sum. REAL ID requires two things: No. 1.