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Trump Ratchets Up Pressure on GOP Senators To Tie SAVE America Act to Homeland Security, TSA Funding

Thune called Trump’s plan unrealistic and said it lacked support among Republican senators.

Trump Ratchets Up Pressure on GOP Senators To Tie SAVE America Act to Homeland Security, TSA Funding
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President Trump urged Republican senators to link Homeland Security funding to the SAVE America Act and stay in Washington to pass it. Senate Majority Leader John Thune called the plan unrealistic, while the dispute disrupted talks over Homeland Security and airport issues.

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