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The intensifying debate over the war against Iran, the ongoing DHS shutdown, and SAVE America Act
North Texas representatives discuss their stances on the war against Iran, the ongoing DHS shutdown, and SAVE America Act.
The Senate’s marathon debate on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act is set to enter its second week, as President Trump and conservative allies ramp up pressure to push the measure through the upper chamber.
Democrats opposing the Trump-backed SAVE America Act say if the legislation passes, millions of Americans will lack the documents needed to register to vote and cast a ballot. Sen
President Donald Trump has been pushing Congress to approve the SAVE America Act to require ID at the polls and proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said the SAVE America Act would require in-person voter registration, “something only 5% of Americans do today." The act would require that, but the rate of in-person registrations is higher than Schumer said.
To hear some prominent MAGA voices tell it, the marathon Senate debate over the “SAVE America Act” is an existential one for the Republican Party. But the urgency to pass the legislation is not felt by Americans more widely.
Senate Democrats voted Saturday to defeat a Republican-sponsored amendment to the SAVE America Act that would prohibit transgender athletes from participating in girls’ or women’s sports, an issue that Republicans plan to play up in this year’s midterm elections.
The House-passed SAVE America Act would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote and government-issued photo ID to cast a ballot. Millions of married women have changed their names,
Republicans in the Senate are under increasing pressure from Trump to pass the SAVE America Act, but ending the filibuster should be a nonstarter.