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

Trump opposed adding Lee’s election bill to the funding package and urged Congress to pass the package without changes.

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

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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

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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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