Trump couldn’t be ‘pushing any harder’ on SAVE America Act: Christian Datoc
Thune currently lacks the 60 votes needed to advance the bill. He has also been encouraged to change Senate rules to bypass the filibuster.“The folks that have consistently blocked, voted against it are all the Democrats,” Thune said Wednesday. This is something that President Trump wants, even against some of the wishes of the Republican Caucus.
- ▪Thune currently lacks the 60 votes needed to advance the bill.
- ▪He has also been encouraged to change Senate rules to bypass the filibuster.“The folks that have consistently blocked, voted against it are all the Democrats,” Thune said Wednesday.
- ▪This is something that President Trump wants, even against some of the wishes of the Republican Caucus.
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Washington Examiner White House reporter Christian Datoc said President Donald Trump couldn’t be “pushing any harder” for the SAVE America Act, underscoring that Republicans have yet to deliver the votes needed to send the legislation to his desk.“I’m not so sure he could be pushing any harder than he already is,” Datoc said on C-Span’s Washington Journal Thursday. “The president has made it clear he is dead-set on passing the SAVE America Act.” Recommended Stories WATCH LIVE: Todd Blanche back for Day 2 of attorney general confirmation hearings Fetterman says he’ll leave Democratic Party if it becomes ‘anti-Israel party’ Schumer tells Trump SAVE America Act ‘ain’t passing’ The act would require stronger documentation that people registering to vote prove they are U.S. citizens.
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