The Senate is NOT gonna ditch the 60 vote Fillerbuster Rule on this…..
The votes ain’t there….
And Republicans do NOT actrually like the idea in the first place…
Which is move by Trump to overrun Congress’s way of doing business….
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Tuesday bluntly rejected President Trump’s call to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act by forcing Democrats to deploy a talking filibuster to oppose it, stating “the votes aren’t there for a talking filibuster.”
Thune poured water on the proposal to make it tougher for Democrats to block the legislation, which would require people to show documented proof of citizenship to register to vote, by requiring them to actively hold the Senate floor in debate.
Thune argued there are not enough votes in the Senate to change the filibuster rules.
“The votes aren’t there, one, to nuke the filibuster, and the votes aren’t there for a talking filibuster. It’s just a reality,” Thune said Tuesday. “I’m the person who has to deliver sometimes the not-so-good news that the math doesn’t add up, but those are the facts and there’s no getting around it.”
The GOP leader made his comments after Trump told Republicans at an issues conference in Doral, Fla., that passing the SAVE Act through the Senate is his “No. 1 priority” heading into the midterm elections….
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Trump has threatened not to sign into law any bills passed by Congress, with the possible exception of legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security, until the Senate approves the SAVE Act…
Thune gotta take the hit from Trump on the SAVE No-Go…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is exploring an open-ended debate on the SAVE America Act that could run a week or longer, forcing Democrats to publicly defend their opposition to the bill, according to senators and aides….
Why it matters: Working through nights is on the table (beginning early next week). Passing the bill with a 50-vote threshold is not.
It’s a gambit by Thune to let off some of the MAGA steam over an issue President Trump and his supporters say is central to democracy: requiring ID and proof of citizenship to vote.
“The idea is to get it to the floor and discuss it and debate the merits of getting this done,” said Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.). “Right now, it doesn’t appear that we have the votes to pass the bill.”
State of play: Thune, who is getting blasted by Trump and the online right, is in a pickle.
He doesn’t have the votes to change Senate filibuster rules and lower the threshold to a simple majority.
But he also doesn’t have the ability, apparently, to convince Trump that the numbers aren’t there.
💥 Earlier today, Trump called on Thune “to be a leader,” with the clear implication that he isn’t acting like one.
🎧 What we’re hearing: For now, Thune does have the sympathy of his GOP colleagues.
“All of the members in our caucus know that this is an impossible spot for Thune, and no one blames him for it,” said one GOP senator. “Except for maybe Mike Lee.”
Axios….
House conservatives revolt over stalled SAVE Act
A bloc of House conservatives is making good on its threat to vote against even routine legislation in a bid to strong-arm the Senate into passing President Trump’s signature voting overhaul bill, the SAVE America Act.
Why it matters: Conservative lawmakers are vowing to vote against any bill the Senate sends their way, no matter how bipartisan or minor — and more than three dozen of them did just that Tuesday…..