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Tuesday, March 17, 2026

A bloc of House conservatives is making good on its threat to vote against even routine legislation in a bid to strong-arm the Senate into passing President Trump's signature voting overhaul bill, the SAVE America Act.

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It's all falling apart: Republicans are privately furious with Trump for trying to force them to pass the SAVE Act. One GOP strategist warns the party is in trouble this fall: "I'm ringing the alarm." On the pod, @taraemcg.bsky.social and I share new details: newrepublic.com/article/2077 ...

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-- Greg Sargent (@gregsargent.bsky.social) Mar 16, 2026 at 9:48 AM

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"The Senate is poised for a marathon SAVE Act debate this week, but the measure is all but certain to fail given Democratic opposition.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is under pressure from MAGA-oriented Republicans to employ the "talking filibuster" " or nuke the 60-vote threshold for legislation altogether."

"Yes, but:

The House yesterday passed a Senate bill that will help Holocaust survivors and their families recover artwork confiscated by the Nazis.

No member asked for a recorded vote."

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The courage, the guts, the grit these Congress Critters have!!

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-17 08:09 PM | Reply

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