Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting bill
President Trump is pressuring Senate Majority Leader John Thune to cancel the Senate's August recess to pass the SAVE America Act. Despite Trump's demands to eliminate the filibuster to ensure the bill's passage, Thune maintains that Republicans lack the necessary votes to move the legislation forward.
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This highlights ongoing friction between the former president and Senate leadership regarding legislative strategy and the use of the filibuster ahead of the midterms.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday demanded that Senate Majority Leader John Thune cancel the chamber’s upcoming August break until senators pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill , even as Republicans lack the votes to advance it.
Trump has repeatedly urged Thune to scrap the legislative filibuster, which effectively sets a 60-vote threshold for most legislation in the 100-member Senate, or find another workaround to pass the voting bill, known as the SAVE America Act. But Republicans hold only a 53-47 majority, and Thune has consistently said they don’t have the votes to pass the bill or change the rules to get around the filibuster.
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