House conservatives revolt over stalled SAVE Act
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Forty House Republicans blocked routine Senate bill to pressure passage of Trump's SAVE America voting overhaul.
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House conservatives, led by figures including Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas), voted against a routine Small Business Innovation Research extension Tuesday to pressure the Senate into passing President Trump's SAVE America Act—a voting overhaul bill that is Trump's stated No. 1 legislative priority. Forty House Republicans rejected the noncontroversial measure despite its easy passage in the Senate, with conservatives vowing to block any Senate legislation until the SAVE Act moves forward. The blockade forces Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to rely on Democratic votes to pass bills originating in the Senate, though Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) faces pressure to either employ a talking filibuster or eliminate the 60-vote threshold to advance the measure. The SAVE Act is "all but certain to fail" due to Democratic opposition, and some Republicans acknowledge a failed procedural vote would be "worse than doing nothing."
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Forty House Republicans, led by Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas), voted against a Small Business Innovation Research extension to pressure the Senate into passing the SAVE Act.
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