Today's Real ID Hearing & Committee Witness Statements

Hearing Information: The Secure Identification: The REAL ID Act's Minimum Standards for Driver's Licenses and Identification Cards

VIDEO OF HEARING [Starts at approx. 30:00]




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• Statement from House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith
• Written Testimony of [DHS]Office of Policy Assistant Secretary David Heyman
• Coalition Letter to the House Opposing Any Efforts to Force Compliance with Real ID

Highlights from Twitter

BeatTheChip

Heyman says "It's hard to move a national program when 1/4 of the States are not in compliance." - and no plan to extend deadline.

ACLU Live 

Rep Jackson [Lee] calls #RealID a "stalled law ready for burial"

BeatTheChip ‏

25 States addressed by Reps. Judy Chu & Sheila Jaskson Lee

ACLU Live ‏
Interesting - not a single rank and file Republican in attendance#RealID hearing. #NationalID making them uncomfortable?

ACLU Live  

#RealID supporter: it will fix ID theft. But putting all birth certs and other docs in big electronic databases is a honeypot for thieves