US EditionThune rejects Trump on SAVE Act: ‘The votes aren’t there for a talking filibuster’
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says the SAVE America Act lacks the 60 votes to overcome a filibuster despite former President Trump's push and threats to block other bills.
- On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the SAVE America Act faces an unlikely path to passage as President Trump threatens a legislative blockade, despite the bill passing in the House last month.
- Using endorsements as leverage, Trump has declared he will not sign legislation until the SAVE America Act passes, according to NBC.
- With 53 Republicans in the Senate, Thune warned reporters 'There are no easy ways to do this' and said 'the votes aren't there, one, to nuke the filibuster, and the votes aren't there for a talking filibuster.'
- Thune conceded that voting will occur but cautioned that passage is uncertain, while Democrats warned the bill’s proof-of-citizenship rules could disenfranchise millions and the White House said it would except Department of Homeland Security funding.
- Supporters have proposed using budget reconciliation, but Thune said, "You have to have unified support, not only in support of the ultimate goal, which is the SAVE America Act, but on the process to be able to defeat amendments that would undo the legislation in the first place," and called passing it "very hard to see.
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Leavitt Responds to Thune's Hesitancy to Prioritize SAVE America Act
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt reacted to Senate Majority Leader John Thune saying the math doesn’t add up to pass President Donald Trump’s SAVE America Act. “I think the urgency behind his need to pass the SAVE America Act and his desire to get this country- saving legislation passed have been made quite clear,” Leavitt said of the president on Tuesday. Thune, R-S.D., had said, “The votes aren’t there to nuke the filibuster, and t…
Leader John Thune "The votes aren’t there for a talking filibuster” on the SAVE America Act
Senate Majority Leader John Thune again reiterated there are not enough Senate votes to get the SAVE America Act to the status of a ‘talking filibuster.’ “The votes aren’t there for a talking filibuster,” Thune said Tuesday. “It’s just a reality.” . Posted in Big Government, Big Stupid Government, Cold Anger, Decepticons, Deep State, Donald […]
Leavitt Responds to Thune’s Hesitancy to Prioritize SAVE America Act
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt reacted to Senate Majority Leader John Thune saying the math doesn’t add up to pass President Donald Trump’s SAVE America Act. “I think the urgency behind his need to pass the SAVE America Act and his desire to get this country- saving legislation…
Thune schedules doomed SAVE America Act vote as MAGA revolts
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) will bring the SAVE America Act to the floor next week — setting up a doomed-to-fail messaging vote that is unlikely to quell mounting pressure from President Donald Trump and MAGA activists. In a brief interview, Thune declined to say whether that vote will be held at the 60-vote threshold used for most legislation, but he reiterated Tuesday that not enough Senate Republicans support a talking filibuster…
Senate Majority Leader Thune Sparks Anger Among Conservatives with SAVE America Act Comments
Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s effort to smother expectations that the SAVE America Act could pass the Senate ignited a wildfire of indignation. The core of the legislation is the […] The post Senate Majority Leader Thune Sparks Anger Among Conservatives with SAVE America Act Comments appeared first on The Western Journal.
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