WATCH: Scalise serves up Olive Garden reality check for Democrats in voter ID fight

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., is comparing nan deficiency of a national elector ID rule to an recognition request astatine 1 of America's astir well-known concatenation restaurants.

"If you want to spell bargain unlimited pasta astatine nan Olive Garden, they said you person to show your ID," Scalise told Fox News Digital successful an question and reply earlier this week.

He besides pointed retired that nan 2024 Democratic National Convention (DNC) required attendees to show ID successful bid to participate nan venue.

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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., signaled openness to a House probe, but said he needs to reappraisal nan incident further. (Kevin Deitsch/Getty Images)

"Democrats are saying it someway impedes people's expertise to participate, yet Democrats themselves wouldn't moreover fto you spell to their normal without showing ID," Scalise said. "I'm not against them having to require ID – but by nan way, everybody understands it, and everybody gets it successful polling. You know, if you're Black, if you're White, if you are Hispanic, if you're Republican, aliases Democrat, aliases Independent, you understand that an ID makes consciousness because it protects your correct to vote."

He besides listed boarding a level and buying "a six-pack of beer" arsenic situations wherever a photograph ID was required arsenic well.

"How astir nan franchise of American democracy? Let's make judge you are who you opportunity you are and illegals can't vote successful American elections," Scalise said.

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Republicans person emphasized polling showing wide support for elector ID requirements arsenic their main statement against Democrats' guidance to nan Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, which was precocious by nan House aggregate times but has stalled successful nan Senate.

If 8 weeks seems excessively short to effort each pasta connected Olive Garden's menu, fans will now person nan action for a 52-week pass. (Olive Garden)

Democrats person based on nan predetermination integrity package is tantamount to voter suppression, claiming it would make it harder for joined women who person changed their names to ballot and make absentee voting much burdensome. Another proviso successful SAVE America that's angering Democrats would let nan Department of Homeland Security (DHS) broad entree to states' elector rolls.

But Republicans opportunity that's not true. The SAVE America Act, among different provisions, would instruction impervious of citizenship successful nan elector registration process and instrumentality a national photograph ID request to vote successful U.S. elections.

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And Republicans person seized connected a impermanent promotion astatine nan Italian-American edifice concatenation Olive Garden arsenic nan latest illustration of nan commonsense reasoning down photograph ID.

Earlier this month, nan edifice concatenation unveiled a "Never-ending pasta pass," which would springiness 10,000 customers unlimited pasta for dine-in visits crossed 13 weeks, for nan value of $100.

The Olive Garden website states that "Passholders must coming a photograph I.D. on pinch Pass astatine clip of ordering" to guarantee 1 walk is not being shared by aggregate people.

Residents formed their ballots during in-person absentee voting astatine City Hall connected Nov. 4, 2022 successful Green Bay, Wisconsin.  (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil, R-Wis., referenced nan promotion during statement connected a abstracted elector ID measurement earlier this week, which Democrats besides opposed.

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"The ne'er ending pasta vessel is backmost at Olive Garden. I utilized to activity at Olive Garden, truthful this deed adjacent to home. But to safeguard nan integrity of their pasta program, Olive Garden, arsenic you whitethorn person seen, implemented photograph ID requirements," Steil said. "However, successful jurisdictions crossed nan state from Illinois and California aliases Minnesota, an individual tin spell to nan polls connected Election Day and formed a ballot without providing confirmation, without providing confirmation of their identity."

That measure, which would require photograph elector ID moreover erstwhile sending mail-in ballots, passed nan House earlier this week pinch nan thief of conscionable 13 Democrats.