House Democrats' No.3 leader is under fire for his opposition to voter ID in his home state of California.House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., spoke at a press conference earlier this month criticizing a measure on Californians' ballot this Election Day that, if passed, would mandate that voters show government-issued photo ID at the polls.He made the comments just weeks before the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a crime bust that saw several U.S.
permanent residents accused of registering to vote despite not being citizens.MAP IT: DOJ ILLEGAL VOTING CRACKDOWN SWEEPS 17 STATES AS RAZOR-THIN ELECTIONS FACE SCRUTINYRep.Pete Aguilar questions U.S.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a hearing at the U.S.Capitol on June 10, 2025, in Washington, DC.
(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Rep.Ken Calvert, R-Calif., hammered Aguilar's opposition to voter ID and argued the DOJ's recent actions made it "obvious" that the ballot measure, called Proposition 39, was needed."Give me a break," Calvert told Fox News Digital.
"You have to show an ID to board an airplane, cash a paycheck, rent an apartment, or even buy cold medicine at the grocery store.Democrats claiming that requiring photo ID before casting a ballot is somehow 'racist' or 'voter suppression' is complete nonsense and an insult to every voter's intelligence."NEW YORK CITYâS LONE REPUBLICAN IN CONGRESS ACCUSES MAMDANI, SCHUMER OF 'HYPOCRISY' IN VOTER ID FIGHTRep.
Vince Fong, R-Calif., said voter ID "is basic election security that the vast majority of Americans support, and 36 states already require.""While opponents are resorting to lies and fearmongering, Proposition 39 is commonsense reform in a world where you need an ID to rent a car, stay at a hotel, open a bank account, or board a flight," Fong told Fox News Digital."The DOJâs recent voter fraud bust in California is exactly why these safeguards matter."Rep.
Young Kim, R-Calif., similarly said showing photo ID is a "simple ...