Senate Leader Thune says he is going to bring the Save America Act up for a vote without making any changes to the filibuster rules, knowing it will fail.
He claims it deserves to be debated, but what he’s really doing is showing all of his critics, including the president, that he doesn’t have the votes on the Republican side.
It’s his way of trying to counter the pressure he’s getting.
Here’s the news via Washington Times:
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is planning to bring the House-passed SAVE America Act to the floor next week amid increasing pressure from President Trump and the MAGA base.
But the South Dakota Republican is still warning the bill is unlikely to pass, given Democratic opposition and GOP concerns about trying to use the talking filibuster to get around the 60-vote requirement.
“We don’t have the votes,” Mr. Thune said Wednesday.
Nonetheless, Mr. Thune still wants to have the debate about the SAVE America Act, which requires proof of citizenship to register to vote and photo ID to cast a ballot.
“There will be a vote, and everybody will get to go on the record,” he said. “We plan to do that next week.”
Mr. Thune said Republicans are still deliberating on what exactly the floor process will look like.
Like I said, the Save America Act is dead because Thune won’t allow any changes to the filibuster.