Kristi Noem: People Will Still Be Allowed To Fly Without REAL ID, May Have To Get More Scrutiny

At today's House Appropriations Committee hearing, DHS Sec. Kristi Noem discussed REAL ID.

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00:00We do, tomorrow is the day that Real ID will finally be enforced.

00:04It's been a law that's been in place for over 20 years.

00:0781% of the travelers that travel by airline in the United States today are already compliant.

00:13So they have IDs that already, they will be able to use just like they normally always have been.

00:18We will be honoring passports, other federally recognized IDs, tribal IDs will be recognized.

00:24So thank you, Mr. Chairman, for that.

00:26And what will happen tomorrow is folks will come through the line and will issue their ID and show it.

00:32If it's not compliant, they may be diverted to a different line, have an extra step, but people will be allowed to fly.