Thune pours cold water on Trump push to reform filibuster for SAVE Act
Democrats could easily block the SAVE Act by voting against a cloture motion.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Tuesday bluntly rejected President Trump’s call to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act by forcing Democrats to deploy a talking filibuster to oppose it, stating “the votes aren’t there for a talking filibuster.” Thune poured water on the proposal to make it tougher for Democrats to…
Democrats could easily block the SAVE Act by voting against a cloture motion.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) will bring the SAVE America Act to the floor next week — setting up a doomed-to-fail messaging vote that is unlikely to quell mounting pressure from President Donald Trump and MAGA activists. In a brief interview, Thune declined to say whether that vote will be held at the 60-vote…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune against reiterated there are not enough Senate votes to get the SAVE America Act to the status of a ‘talking filibuster.’ “The votes aren’t there for a talking filibuster,” Thune said Tuesday. “It’s just a reality.” . Posted in Big Government, Big Stupid Government, Cold Anger, Decepticons, Deep State, Donald […] The post…