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President Donald Trump heads to Capitol to speak with GOP senators who have grown increasingly frustrated with him

Thune said the voting bill was not realistic in the Senate and expressed hope Trump would sign the housing measure.

President Donald Trump heads to Capitol to speak with GOP senators who have grown increasingly frustrated with him
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President Donald Trump confronted Republican senators at the Capitol over their vote to advance a war powers resolution on Iran and pressed them to pass a proof-of-citizenship voting bill. He also said he would not sign a bipartisan housing bill until senators sent him the voting measure.

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John Thune R · SD · SEN
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John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate majority leader who said the voting bill lacked the votes and urged Trump to sign the housing legislation

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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Senator who defended his vote for the war powers resolution during Trump's meeting with Republicans

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who confronted Republican senators and conditioned signing a housing bill on action on his voting bill

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Rick Scott
R · FL · SEN

Senator who invited Trump to address the Republican luncheon

Susan M. Collins
R · ME · SEN

Senator who voted with Democrats for the war powers resolution

Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker who discussed a possible budget-reconciliation approach to the voting bill

Lisa Murkowski
R · AK · SEN

Senator who voted with Democrats for the war powers resolution

Thom Tillis
R · NC · SEN

Senator who criticized Trump's decision to hold up the housing bill

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Senator who warned that Republicans were not aligned ahead of the midterm elections

Rand Paul
R · KY · SEN

Senator who voted with Democrats for the war powers resolution

Mike Lee
R · UT · SEN

Senator who promoted passing the voting bill and eliminating the filibuster

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Trump Meets Senate Republicans; Thune Says Voting Bill Lacks Votes

Trump met with Senate Republicans at the Capitol amid disputes over Iran policy and his voting bill. Thune said the bill lacked enough support to pass. Center outlets present the meeting as a dispute over Trump’s agenda, especially the Iran war vote and voting bill; later accounts also emphasize a housing bill standoff.

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