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Trump shuts down efforts to attach Mike Lee's SAVE Act to must-pass spending bill

Luna said she would support the funding package after the White House assured her the Senate would schedule a vote on Lee’s election bill.

Trump shuts down efforts to attach Mike Lee's SAVE Act to must-pass spending bill
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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said she would support a government-funding package after the White House assured her that the Senate would schedule a vote on Sen. Mike Lee’s election bill. President Donald Trump had opposed adding the measure to the package, which faced a House vote amid a partial shutdown.

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Florida representative who shifted to supporting the spending package after receiving assurances about a Senate vote on Lee’s bill

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who opposed adding Lee’s election bill to the spending package and called for the package to pass without changes

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Mike Lee
R · UT · SEN

Utah senator urging House Republicans to reject the spending package unless it included his election bill and DHS funding

Lee's version of this story ↗
Rick Scott
R · FL · SEN

Florida senator who joined Lee in urging House Republicans to reject the package without DHS funding and the election bill

Mike Johnson
R · LA-4

House speaker facing pressure to secure votes for the funding package

John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate majority leader described as considering a standing filibuster and reiterating that the Senate would vote on the bill

Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

Senate minority leader whom Lee said sought to replace DHS funding with a short-term extension

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Trump Opposes Adding SAVE Act to Spending Bill

Coverage describes a dispute over adding the SAVE Act to a government-funding package: Trump opposed including it, while Luna pressed for action on the election measure. Center outlets emphasize Luna’s effort to obtain a Senate vote, including her shutdown condition and her later support for funding after an assurance of a vote. Right-leaning outlets stress Trump’s effort to keep the measure out of the package and portray it as undercutting Luna and other conservatives seeking voter-ID and citizenship requirements.

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