John Thune Gives the Middle Finger to the SAVE America Act

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IN: Leader John Thune says he’s HOLDING FIRM on sending senators home in RECESS after massive pressure to stay and pass the SAVE America Act “The best thing we have going for us in a lot of these race is the quality of our candidates. But voters out there need to see them, which means they’ve gotta be back in their states.” Thune said per Punchbowl Secure our elections THIS WEEK if you want to send them home so bad! WE’VE BEEN ASKING FOR MONTHS. Secure elections at all costs.

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quote]Senate Majority Leader John Thune is trying to pack the Senate's final week before the August recess with votes. One item missing from his agenda: President Trump's top legislative priority, the SAVE Act. Why it matters: Schedules reveal priorities. Thune and Trump's are misaligned. "I don't think my leadership wants to do it," Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said of a third reconciliation package, which would include parts of the SAVE Act. "I think they're making a huge mistake." Thune, for the most part, is deferring to new Senate Budget Committee Chair Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), who will meet with committee Republicans on Tuesday morning. Johnson is also keeping his options open, telling Axios it's "possible" a vote on a budget resolution could happen this week. Some of his committee members are prepared to go further. "I will do everything possible to have a vote on the budget resolution," Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) told Axios. "I think we need to stay here until we vote on it and figure out a way to get it across the finish line." Driving the news: Thune told reporters Monday that his immediate focus is avoiding a shutdown. First up: A short-term funding bill through Dec. 11 Then: A package of 74 nominees, a bipartisan Russia sanctions package and the crypto market structure CLARITY Act. "And then we'll see from there," he said.

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