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Trump, GOP Senators Demand Senate Remain In Session Until SAVE America Act Passes

Thune urged the administration to help secure votes and resisted Trump's calls to eliminate the filibuster.

Trump, GOP Senators Demand Senate Remain In Session Until SAVE America Act Passes
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President Trump and Republican senators pressed Senate Majority Leader John Thune to keep the Senate in session until it passes the SAVE America Act. Thune resisted calls to eliminate the filibuster, while the bill faces a likely 60-vote hurdle.

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Senate majority leader responding to pressure to keep the Senate in session

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Mike Lee
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Senator objecting to a Senate recess before action on the bill

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President urging the Senate to remain in session and abolish the filibuster

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Rick Scott
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Senator who said he would object to recessing without action on the bill

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Ashley Moody
R · FL · SEN

Senator who said she would object to recessing without action on the bill

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Trump Urges Senate to Stay in Session to Pass SAVE America Act

Donald Trump urged the Senate to stay in session until it passes the SAVE America Act, while Majority Leader John Thune said Republicans lack the votes to advance it and rejected ending the filibuster. Left-leaning outlets frame the demand as pressure over voting rights and highlight backlash against Republicans who resist. Center outlets focus on the vote constraints and whether staying in session could create a path to passage. Right-leaning outlets stress Trump’s push to pass the bill, with some portraying Thune’s caution as a failure to deliver.

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