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Added voting restrictions keeps Senate from OK House bills | National Politics

Thune said he lacked the votes to advance the House framework and might use it later to avert a shutdown.

Added voting restrictions keeps Senate from OK House bills | National Politics
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House leaders added voter-identification and other voting restrictions to several bills before the House recessed, but Senate leaders say they lack the votes to advance the House’s budget framework. The dispute also exposes divisions among Republicans over how voting rules should be changed.

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John Thune
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Senate Majority Leader describing the lack of votes for the House budget framework

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Mike Johnson
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House Speaker who helped attach voting restrictions to House bills

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Bill Cassidy
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Senator and SAVE America Act cosponsor who called for changes to the bill

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Clay Higgins
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Representative defending the House’s approach to the SAVE Act

Donald Trump
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President urging Congress to pass the SAVE Act

John Kennedy
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Senator commenting on efforts to pass the SAVE Act

Steve Scalise
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House Majority Leader who pitched legislation carrying SAVE Act language

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