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EXCLUSIVE: Illinois Republican Rep. Mary Miller, a critic of Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, is introducing a bill to crack down on sanctuary states “gambling with American lives” by allowing illegal aliens to obtain commercial driver’s licenses.
In a statement sent to Fox News Digital, Miller’s office said the bill, titled the SAFE Driving Laws Act, will address the 19 sanctuary states creating an “extreme level of risk for all those on the road” by allowing illegals to obtain both individual driver’s licenses and commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs).
If passed, the bill would withhold funds from the National Highway Performance and Surface Transportation Block Grant programs from states that give illegal aliens driver’s licenses or fail to share information about criminal aliens with the federal government.
States not in compliance with the law by fiscal year 2027, which begins in October 2026, will have 50% of the funding from the two programs withheld for the entire fiscal year and for any subsequent year that the state remains in noncompliance.
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Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., on the right, is introducing a bill in Congress to crackdown on sanctuary state leaders, including Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who she says are “gambling with Americans’ lives “by giving illegal aliens drivers” licenses. (Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images and Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)
According to Miller’s office, this withholding is one of the highest among federal highway penalties and significantly higher than the penalty for not enforcing the federal drinking age, which is an 8% withholding.
The office estimates that by not complying with this law, sanctuary states would lose out on millions to billions in federal transportation funding. Using fiscal year 2025 numbers, Miller’s office estimates that California would lose out on roughly $1.9 billion, Illinois $788 million and New York $900 million.
Diana Crofts-Pelayo, a spokesperson for Newsom, responded to Miller’s bill by telling Fox News Digital, “this is a witch hunt based on lies against states that follow federal law.”
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