Clyburn states he is 'always for voter ID' after previously calling it 'suppression'

House Majority Whip Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., has expressed strong opposition to voter identification requirements in the past, but now that Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is pushing for it in an effort to reach a voting reform compromise, he claims he has "always" been a fan. 

In an interview on CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday, Clyburn asserted that he "absolutely" could back Manchin's ID proposal.

"When I first registered to vote as a 21-year-old – back then, 18-year-olds could not vote – I got a voter registration card and I always present that voter registration card to vote. And that's voter ID," Clyburn said. "We are always for voter ID. We are never for disproportionate voter ID."

The Democratic leader then explained that if a state allows certain forms identification for another purpose, it should be acceptable for voting as well.