Trump calls SAVE America Act his ‘No. 1’ priority for House GOP
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DORAL, Florida — President Donald Trump made his “biggest plea” to House Republicans on Monday: Pass the SAVE America Act, a GOP voter identification bill, even if it takes the rest of this year.
A little over 100 of the House GOP’s 218 members gathered in the ballroom of the Trump National Doral hotel in Florida to hear from Trump on Monday afternoon. The hourlong speech kicked off House Republicans’ three-day annual issues conference, where they are expected to plan out the rest of their agenda for the year before the November elections.
Trump, on Monday, made his opinion known for what should be at the forefront of that agenda: the SAVE America Act, which would require voter ID and proof of citizenship to register to vote.
“This is the No. 1 priority. It should be for the House,” Trump said during his speech to the gathered members.
A version of the legislation has already passed the House, but it is stalled in the Senate, where Republicans are hesitant to sidestep the 60-vote filibuster.
Trump said passing the legislation will “guarantee the midterms,” where Republicans are facing an uphill battle to reverse a historical trend in which the House flips to the party opposite the White House in an off-year election.
“If you don’t get it, big trouble, in my opinion,” the president added. “I’m for it if it takes you six months, I’m for not approving anything. … I don’t think we should approve anything until this is approved.”
President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican Members Issues Conference, Monday, March 9, 2026, at Trump National Doral Miami in Doral, Fla., as House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., listen. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Passing the SAVE America Act is already a tall ask, as Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has repeatedly cast doubt on its ability to get through the Senate. Under current Senate procedure, Republicans would need a bloc of Democrats to join them to break the 60-vote filibuster to advance the bill to a final vote. Only one Democrat voted for the SAVE America Act in the House.
Conservative influencers and a handful of GOP lawmakers in both chambers of Congress have called for sidestepping that threshold using a talking filibuster, an alternate approach that would allow the bill to pass at 50 votes after a Democrat-led speaking marathon. But Thune and other Senate Republicans have been cool to that idea, arguing that it is logistically impractical and could burn weeks …
Same show, different day.
DORAL, Florida — President Donald Trump made his “biggest plea” to House Republicans on Monday: Pass the SAVE America Act, a GOP voter identification bill, even if it takes the rest of this year.
A little over 100 of the House GOP’s 218 members gathered in the ballroom of the Trump National Doral hotel in Florida to hear from Trump on Monday afternoon. The hourlong speech kicked off House Republicans’ three-day annual issues conference, where they are expected to plan out the rest of their agenda for the year before the November elections.
Trump, on Monday, made his opinion known for what should be at the forefront of that agenda: the SAVE America Act, which would require voter ID and proof of citizenship to register to vote.
“This is the No. 1 priority. It should be for the House,” Trump said during his speech to the gathered members.
A version of the legislation has already passed the House, but it is stalled in the Senate, where Republicans are hesitant to sidestep the 60-vote filibuster.
Trump said passing the legislation will “guarantee the midterms,” where Republicans are facing an uphill battle to reverse a historical trend in which the House flips to the party opposite the White House in an off-year election.
“If you don’t get it, big trouble, in my opinion,” the president added. “I’m for it if it takes you six months, I’m for not approving anything. … I don’t think we should approve anything until this is approved.”
President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican Members Issues Conference, Monday, March 9, 2026, at Trump National Doral Miami in Doral, Fla., as House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., listen. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Passing the SAVE America Act is already a tall ask, as Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has repeatedly cast doubt on its ability to get through the Senate. Under current Senate procedure, Republicans would need a bloc of Democrats to join them to break the 60-vote filibuster to advance the bill to a final vote. Only one Democrat voted for the SAVE America Act in the House.
Conservative influencers and a handful of GOP lawmakers in both chambers of Congress have called for sidestepping that threshold using a talking filibuster, an alternate approach that would allow the bill to pass at 50 votes after a Democrat-led speaking marathon. But Thune and other Senate Republicans have been cool to that idea, arguing that it is logistically impractical and could burn weeks …
Trump calls SAVE America Act his ‘No. 1’ priority for House GOP
Same show, different day.
DORAL, Florida — President Donald Trump made his “biggest plea” to House Republicans on Monday: Pass the SAVE America Act, a GOP voter identification bill, even if it takes the rest of this year.
A little over 100 of the House GOP’s 218 members gathered in the ballroom of the Trump National Doral hotel in Florida to hear from Trump on Monday afternoon. The hourlong speech kicked off House Republicans’ three-day annual issues conference, where they are expected to plan out the rest of their agenda for the year before the November elections.
Trump, on Monday, made his opinion known for what should be at the forefront of that agenda: the SAVE America Act, which would require voter ID and proof of citizenship to register to vote.
“This is the No. 1 priority. It should be for the House,” Trump said during his speech to the gathered members.
A version of the legislation has already passed the House, but it is stalled in the Senate, where Republicans are hesitant to sidestep the 60-vote filibuster.
Trump said passing the legislation will “guarantee the midterms,” where Republicans are facing an uphill battle to reverse a historical trend in which the House flips to the party opposite the White House in an off-year election.
“If you don’t get it, big trouble, in my opinion,” the president added. “I’m for it if it takes you six months, I’m for not approving anything. … I don’t think we should approve anything until this is approved.”
President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican Members Issues Conference, Monday, March 9, 2026, at Trump National Doral Miami in Doral, Fla., as House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., listen. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Passing the SAVE America Act is already a tall ask, as Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) has repeatedly cast doubt on its ability to get through the Senate. Under current Senate procedure, Republicans would need a bloc of Democrats to join them to break the 60-vote filibuster to advance the bill to a final vote. Only one Democrat voted for the SAVE America Act in the House.
Conservative influencers and a handful of GOP lawmakers in both chambers of Congress have called for sidestepping that threshold using a talking filibuster, an alternate approach that would allow the bill to pass at 50 votes after a Democrat-led speaking marathon. But Thune and other Senate Republicans have been cool to that idea, arguing that it is logistically impractical and could burn weeks …
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