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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