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Inside House Republicans' plan to end run Dem opposition and pass Trump-backed voter ID

Johnson is urging Republicans to move election provisions through reconciliation as a faster alternative to the stalled bill.

Inside House Republicans' plan to end run Dem opposition and pass Trump-backed voter ID
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House Republicans are exploring budget reconciliation to enact parts of the Trump-backed SAVE America Act without Democratic votes. Speaker Mike Johnson is promoting the approach, while Rep. Bryan Steil says his committee is working on citizenship-proof and photo-ID provisions.

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Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

Speaker pushing Republicans to use reconciliation to pass parts of the SAVE America Act

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Bryan Steil
R · WI-1

House Administration Committee chair overseeing the election-law provisions

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Russell Vought
R · Director of the Office of Management and Budget

OMB director who reportedly advocated using reconciliation for the election reforms

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who backs the SAVE America Act and whose administration supports the reconciliation strategy

John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate majority leader who has been reluctant to call the SAVE America Act up for a vote

House minority leader shown attending a memorial event in a caption

Ron Johnson
R · WI · SEN

Senate Budget Committee chairman who unveiled the committee's reconciliation framework

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