2026年4月3日 美国东部时间上午10:08 / 福克斯新闻
众议员肖马里·菲格尔斯要求在场市政厅听众中没有身份证的人举手——无人举手
作者：亚当·帕克 / 福克斯新闻
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众议院民主党议员询问选民选民身份证要求时得到意外回应
阿拉巴马州民主党众议员肖马里·菲格尔斯在批评《拯救美国法案》时，要求在场市政厅听众中没有身份证的人举手——无人举手。（肖马里·菲格尔斯办公室供图）
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一名民主党议员在批评特朗普支持的选举法案时，似乎无意间为更严格的选民身份证要求提供了佐证，引发了网络热议。
阿拉巴马州民主党众议员肖马里·菲格尔斯周一在一场与选民的市政厅活动中讨论自己对《拯救美国法案》的反对立场时，多次表示民主党并不反对投票站的身份识别制度。不过，这位阿拉巴马州民主党人似乎暗示在场听众可能会在这方面遇到问题。
“我属于不同的时代，不同的一代人，我对此的感受可能略有不同，”40岁的菲格尔斯对一群看起来年龄偏大的听众说，“但请看这里：在场有多少人没有身份证？”
无人举手。
阿拉巴马州民主党众议员肖马里·菲格尔斯2025年11月12日在华盛顿特区美国国会大厦前与其他众议院民主党团成员出席医疗保健新闻发布会。（内森·波斯纳/阿纳多卢通讯社 via 盖蒂图片社）
共和党抨击民主党针对特朗普支持的选民身份证法案的“荒谬”主张
在一段明显的停顿后，菲格尔斯似乎点头表示认同。
“每个人都有身份证，对吧？”菲格尔斯说，并补充道他认为“20、30、40年前情况大不相同”。
一段被剪辑过的对话片段被发布到社交媒体后，引发了保守派的强烈反对，他们称这段视频证明大多数美国人不会在遵守照片身份证要求方面遇到任何问题。
“民主党众议员菲格尔斯关于选民身份证的言论完全适得其反，因为他对话的每一个人都有身份证，”保守派组织增长俱乐部主席大卫·麦金托什在社交媒体上写道。
“哎哟。民主党众议员肖马里·菲格尔斯刚刚意外地彻底粉碎了其政党所谓的‘人们没有投票所需身份证’的说法，”走红的TikTok账号“Libs of TikTok”补充道。
菲格尔斯在接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时否认自己曾预料到会有听众没有身份证。
“如果你听完整段对话——他们故意剪短了这段内容——你会清楚地看到，我当时是在表明如今每个人都有身份证，”菲格尔斯在谈到在社交媒体上流传的被缩短的对话片段时说。
“我当时问了听众一个反问句：‘在场有多少人没有身份证？’”他继续说道，“我完全预料到没人会举手。”
此次对话发生之际，华盛顿的民主党高层长期以来一直反对投票时的照片身份证规定，常将此类限制比作旨在剥夺少数族裔美国人选举权的吉姆·克劳法。
3月，共和党人提出将照片身份证要求作为修正案加入《拯救美国法案》，但遭到民主党人否决，尽管参议院少数党领袖查克·舒默曾表示民主党人支持在投票站出示身份证件。
但民主党议员对选民身份证规定的反对似乎越来越与选民意愿脱节。根据2025年皮尤研究中心的一项民调，超过七成的民主党选民和76%的黑人选民支持出示政府颁发的照片身份证才能投票。
照片身份证要求已经十分普遍，包括阿拉巴马州在内的36个州都规定投票时必须出示身份证件。支持者指出，这一规定对投票率没有可观测到的影响。
参议院少数党领袖查尔斯·舒默（纽约州民主党）2026年3月5日周四在美国国会大厦外出席新闻发布会前抵达现场。（汤姆·威廉姆斯/CQ-罗尔呼叫公司 via 盖蒂图片社）
舒默与民主党人声称支持选民身份证，随后阻挠共和党提出的强制投票身份证修正案
菲格尔斯表示，他反对《拯救美国法案》的核心在于该法案要求提供公民身份证明才能在联邦选举中投票。符合要求的证件包括美国护照或出生证明，菲格尔斯认为这一要求过于严苛。
在市政厅活动的后续环节，这位阿拉巴马州民主党人询问听众是否所有人都能轻松拿到自己的出生证明或护照。当并非所有人都举手时，他说：“问题就在这里。”
“我的观点是，如果驾照是绝大多数人拥有的最常见身份证形式，那么它应该足以让人们投票，”菲格尔斯告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，“归根结底，《拯救法案》要求人们获取额外形式的身份证件，从而让投票变得更困难。”
唐纳德·特朗普总统向全国发表讲话，通报伊朗局势最新进展。（亚历克斯·布兰登/路透社 pooled）
舒默、杰弗里斯起诉特朗普，指控其试图“操纵”邮寄投票
《拯救美国法案》的支持者指出，最近大多数美国人在获取真实ID时都曾向政府出示过出生证明或护照。他们还指出，一些州向非公民发放驾照，但这些人明确被禁止在联邦选举中投票。
菲格尔斯是几乎所有投票反对《拯救美国法案》的民主党议员之一，该法案随后在参议院陷入停滞。
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不过，在特朗普施压要求将该法案推进至其办公桌签署的运动推动下，参议院预计将于4月继续审议该立法。
WATCH: House Democrat gets unexpected response when he asks constituents about voter ID requirements
April 3, 2026 10:08am EDT / Fox News
Rep Shomari Figures asked a crowd of town hall attendees to raise their hand if they did not have an ID — no one did
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House Democrat gets unexpected response when he asks constituents about voter ID requirements
Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Ala., asked a crowd of town hall attendees to raise their hand if they didn’t have an ID while criticizing the SAVE America Act — none did. (Rep. Shomari Figures’ office)
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A Democratic lawmaker created an online firestorm after appearing to inadvertently make the case for stricter voter ID requirements while criticizing a Trump-backed election bill.
Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Ala., repeatedly said Monday that Democrats were not against voter identification at the ballot box as he discussed his opposition to the SAVE America Act at a town hall with constituents. The Alabama Democrat, however, appeared to imply that the town hall attendees might have a problem with it.
“I’m of a different era, I’m of a different generation. I probably feel a little bit differently about it,” Figures, 40, told a seemingly older crowd. “But watch this: how many people in here do not have an ID?”
No one’s hand went up.
Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Ala., speaks at a press conference on healthcare with other members of the House Democratic caucus in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 12, 2025.(Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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After a noticeable pause, Figures appeared to nod in agreement.
“Everybody has an ID, right?” Figures said, adding that he believed “20, 30, 40 years ago, it was a lot different.”
A shortened clip of the exchange posted to social media sparked backlash among conservatives, who said the video proved that a majority of Americans would have no issue complying with photo ID requirements.
“Democrat Rep. Figures’ rhetoric on Voter ID absolutely backfires when every single person he’s talking to has an ID,” David McIntosh, president of the conservative Club for Growth, wrote on social media.
“OOPS. Rep. Shomari Figures (D) just accidentally OBLITERATED his Party’s own narrative that people don’t have IDs to vote,” the viral Libs of TikTok account added.
Figures disputed that he expected someone in the audience not to have an ID, in a statement to Fox News Digital.
“If you listen to the entire exchange, which they intentionally cut short, you will clearly see that I was making the point that these days everyone has an ID,” Figures said, referring to viral clips of a shortened exchange that circulated on social media.
“I asked the audience a rhetorical question: ‘How many people here do not have an ID?’” he continued. “I fully expected no one to raise their hand.”
The exchange comes as top Democrats in Washington have long opposed photo ID rules for voting, often likening such restrictions to Jim Crow laws meant to keep minority Americans disenfranchised.
A GOP push to add a photo ID requirement as an amendment to the SAVE America Act was defeated by Democrats in March, despite Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer saying Democrats support showing identification at the polling booth.
But Democratic lawmakers’ opposition to voter ID rules appears to be increasingly out of step with voters. More than seven in 10 Democratic voters and 76% of Black voters support showing government-issued photo ID to vote, according to a 2025 Pew Research Center poll.
Photo ID requirements are already widespread, with 36 states, including Alabama, mandating identification when voting. Supporters note there has been no observed effect on turnout.
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives for a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, March 5, 2026.(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
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Figures said his opposition to the SAVE America Act revolves around its proof of citizenship requirement to vote in federal elections. Eligible documents include a U.S. passport or birth certificate, which Figures argues is too stringent.
Later in the town hall, the Alabama Democrat asked the crowd if everyone had easy access to their birth certificate or a passport. When not everyone raised their hand, he said, “There’s the problem.”
“My point is that if a driver’s license is the most common form of ID that the overwhelming majority of people have, then it should be enough to allow people to vote,” Figures told Fox News Digital. “The bottom line is that the SAVE Act is a bill that makes it harder for people to vote by requiring them to obtain additional forms of identification.”
President Donald Trump addresses the nation to give an update on Iran.(Alex Brandon/Pool via Reuters)
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Proponents of the SAVE America Act note that a majority of Americans have recently had to show a birth certificate or passport to the government to receive a REAL ID. They also point out that some states issue driver’s licenses to noncitizens, though those individuals are explicitly barred from voting in federal elections.
Figures was among nearly all Democrats who voted against the SAVE America Act when it passed the House, and the measure has since stalled in the Senate.
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The upper chamber, however, is expected to continue debating the legislation in April amid a pressure campaign from Trump to advance the measure to his desk.