Several House Republicans say they won’t pass any bills coming out of the Senate until the SAVE Act is passed. More details from reporter Bernie Bennett. VERBATIM: A growing number of House Republicans are vowing to kill any bills coming from the Senate until the chamber passes what’s known as the SAVE America Act, which […]
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House GOP- SAVE America Act
Several House Republicans say they won’t pass any bills coming out of the Senate until the SAVE Act is passed. More details from reporter Bernie Bennett.
VERBATIM:
A growing number of House Republicans are vowing to kill any bills coming from the Senate until the chamber passes what’s known as the SAVE America Act, which would require people to provide proof of citizenship to register to vote and a photo ID at the polls.
They want Senate Majority Leader John Thune to try to get the bill to President Donald Trump’s desk via a simple majority by forcing a “talking filibuster,” which could hold up the Senate floor for months.
President Trump has “called on the Senate to use the talking filibuster to secure passage of the SAVE Act immediately, superseding everything else. Tweny-five House Republicans wrote in a Wednesday letter to Thune, “We agreee! Consider this our filibuster.”
Bernie Bennett in Washington.