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Senate Majority Leader John Thune is still dragging his feet on using the “talking filibuster” tactic to get the SAVE America Act passed, arguing that there is not a “unified Republican conference” to do so and that it would be “very hard” to end the ongoing partial government shutdown.
on him to enact the filibuster to get the voter ID bill, also called the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility Act, through the Senate during last Tuesday’s State of the Union address, Thune has resisted doing so. When asked by reporters on Thursday if he was going to force a “talking filibuster” to make Senate Democrats debate the voter ID bill on the floor so Republicans can bypass the 60-vote cloture threshold and pass it, Thune said, “If we were to go down that path, it’s very hard to pivot and get back to open up the government.” “I frankly think we ought to — we need to make sure that DHS, TSA, Coast Guard, FEMA, all those agencies, are funded,” he explained, listing off agencies under the Department of Homeland Security that“And so I’m hopeful there will be a breakthrough… that’s going to require some, you know, obviously cooperation from the Democrats, who we haven’t seen a lot of so far,” Thune continued. “That’s harder to do once you’re in the throes of a talking filibuster,” the majority leader said. “The talking filibuster issue is one on which there is not, certainly, a unified Republican conference — and there would have to be, if you go down that path.” Explaining that he would have to keep 50 Republicans in agreement on killing every single Democrat amendment, he claimed that “there’s just not support for doing that at this point.” When directly asked if the SAVE America act will be subject to a 60-vote cloture threshold, Thune confirmed to reporters that it is “obviously” a “very real possibility.” Thune has remained consistently skeptical of using the “talking filibuster” tactic to make Democrats stand and debate, warning it could allow the minority party to force votes on some of their own bills.Punchbowl News last week that he is one of the Republicans who would vote against a motion to proceed to the act without a clear way to pass it without nuking the filibuster. Sen. Mike Lee , a sponsor of the SAVE America Act, has repeatedly argued that merely forcing a vote on the bill is not good enough, and that a talking filibuster is needed to pass it:Jane Fonda Blasts Trump Bombing Iran at L.A. Protest: 'Dangerous and InsaneLawmakers and Critics Rip NY’s Zohran Mamdani for Condemning Operation Epic Fury Hollywood Celebrities Whine After Trump Strikes Iran: ‘Distract from Epstein and Do Netanyahu’s Bidding’Jane Fonda Blasts Trump Bombing Iran at L.A. Protest: ‘Dangerous and Insane’Exclusive — FDA Commissioner Marty Makary: ‘1000’ Unnatural Chemicals in Foods Likely Behind Uptick in G.I. Cancers
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