Reporter's Notebook: GOP weighs 'nuking' filibuster to pass Trump's SAVE Act
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You’ll hear volumes from congressional Republicans about the importance of passing the SAVE America Act in the coming days. The bill requires proof of citizenship to vote.
"We need to make it easy to vote and hard to cheat in America," said Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio.
"The SAVE America Act is an important bill," said Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., on Fox News. "So we’ve got to figure out how to get it passed."
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And that is the conundrum facing Senate Republicans — figuring out how to get it passed.
The SAVE America Act is the touchstone of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. In fact, the president warned he wouldn’t sign any other bill into law — except perhaps a DHS funding measure — until Congress aligns with his demands.
Republicans agree on the importance of the SAVE America Act, but Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. is promising everything but passage.
"I will be bringing the SAVE America Act to the floor, and we will be having a full and robust debate," said Thune.
That’s because Republicans can’t break a Democratic filibuster.
"This is one of the worst things we've seen in America in a very long time," said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
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"The real reason this president wants this bill to pass is to reduce the number of people voting in the November election," said Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
It takes 60 votes to break a filibuster. Republicans only have 53 votes in the Senate. So some Republicans advocate parliamentary ballistics to obliterate the filibuster.
"I would nuke the filibuster to pass the SAVE America Act," said Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan.
Cold War rhetoric permeates this entire debate. In fact, conservatives implored Thune to launch a pre-emptive first strike to terminate the filibuster before Democrats again win control of the Senate — be it this fall or a decade from now.
"It's really about the only way I can see preventing them from nuking the filibuster once they gain the majority in the Senate," said Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis.
Other Republicans want to force Democrats to filibuster the old-fashioned way — until they’re exhausted.
"They should have to go hold the floor like it used to be in the old days. They can go and talk as much as they want. But sooner or later they're going to run out of time," said Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.
If everyone finally fades after days or weeks of debate, then the Senate doesn’t need a test …
Same show, different day.
You’ll hear volumes from congressional Republicans about the importance of passing the SAVE America Act in the coming days. The bill requires proof of citizenship to vote.
"We need to make it easy to vote and hard to cheat in America," said Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio.
"The SAVE America Act is an important bill," said Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., on Fox News. "So we’ve got to figure out how to get it passed."
TRUMP-BACKED VOTER ID BILL FACES GOP RESISTANCE AS TILLIS VOWS TO STOP IT
And that is the conundrum facing Senate Republicans — figuring out how to get it passed.
The SAVE America Act is the touchstone of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. In fact, the president warned he wouldn’t sign any other bill into law — except perhaps a DHS funding measure — until Congress aligns with his demands.
Republicans agree on the importance of the SAVE America Act, but Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. is promising everything but passage.
"I will be bringing the SAVE America Act to the floor, and we will be having a full and robust debate," said Thune.
That’s because Republicans can’t break a Democratic filibuster.
"This is one of the worst things we've seen in America in a very long time," said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
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"The real reason this president wants this bill to pass is to reduce the number of people voting in the November election," said Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
It takes 60 votes to break a filibuster. Republicans only have 53 votes in the Senate. So some Republicans advocate parliamentary ballistics to obliterate the filibuster.
"I would nuke the filibuster to pass the SAVE America Act," said Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan.
Cold War rhetoric permeates this entire debate. In fact, conservatives implored Thune to launch a pre-emptive first strike to terminate the filibuster before Democrats again win control of the Senate — be it this fall or a decade from now.
"It's really about the only way I can see preventing them from nuking the filibuster once they gain the majority in the Senate," said Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis.
Other Republicans want to force Democrats to filibuster the old-fashioned way — until they’re exhausted.
"They should have to go hold the floor like it used to be in the old days. They can go and talk as much as they want. But sooner or later they're going to run out of time," said Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.
If everyone finally fades after days or weeks of debate, then the Senate doesn’t need a test …
Reporter's Notebook: GOP weighs 'nuking' filibuster to pass Trump's SAVE Act
Same show, different day.
You’ll hear volumes from congressional Republicans about the importance of passing the SAVE America Act in the coming days. The bill requires proof of citizenship to vote.
"We need to make it easy to vote and hard to cheat in America," said Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio.
"The SAVE America Act is an important bill," said Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., on Fox News. "So we’ve got to figure out how to get it passed."
TRUMP-BACKED VOTER ID BILL FACES GOP RESISTANCE AS TILLIS VOWS TO STOP IT
And that is the conundrum facing Senate Republicans — figuring out how to get it passed.
The SAVE America Act is the touchstone of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda. In fact, the president warned he wouldn’t sign any other bill into law — except perhaps a DHS funding measure — until Congress aligns with his demands.
Republicans agree on the importance of the SAVE America Act, but Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. is promising everything but passage.
"I will be bringing the SAVE America Act to the floor, and we will be having a full and robust debate," said Thune.
That’s because Republicans can’t break a Democratic filibuster.
"This is one of the worst things we've seen in America in a very long time," said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
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"The real reason this president wants this bill to pass is to reduce the number of people voting in the November election," said Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
It takes 60 votes to break a filibuster. Republicans only have 53 votes in the Senate. So some Republicans advocate parliamentary ballistics to obliterate the filibuster.
"I would nuke the filibuster to pass the SAVE America Act," said Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan.
Cold War rhetoric permeates this entire debate. In fact, conservatives implored Thune to launch a pre-emptive first strike to terminate the filibuster before Democrats again win control of the Senate — be it this fall or a decade from now.
"It's really about the only way I can see preventing them from nuking the filibuster once they gain the majority in the Senate," said Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis.
Other Republicans want to force Democrats to filibuster the old-fashioned way — until they’re exhausted.
"They should have to go hold the floor like it used to be in the old days. They can go and talk as much as they want. But sooner or later they're going to run out of time," said Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.
If everyone finally fades after days or weeks of debate, then the Senate doesn’t need a test …
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