Speaker Johnson says he will push SAVE America Act through reconciliation 3.0

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said he is aiming to push the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act through a third budget reconciliation bill.

Johnson’s remarks came shortly after President Trump canceled a signing ceremony for a sweeping bipartisan housing package, saying he won’t sign the legislation until the Senate passes the voter ID bill. The SAVE America Act would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and the presentation of an ID to cast a ballot.

The bill passed the House but has stalled in the Senate, where Democrats have vowed to oppose it, leaving it short of the votes needed to overcome a filibuster. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has repeatedly dismissed Trump’s calls to eliminate or reform the filibuster in order to pass the bill.

Johnson said in a Wednesday press briefing that he spoke to Trump about how reconciliation, a special process in which Republicans can bypass the filibuster in the Senate,........

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