SAVE America Act, Senate
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President Donald Trump signaled he is open to a $5 billion funding cut for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement if the Senate passes the SAVE America Act, along with other amendments. “I don’t think we should make any deal with the Crazy,
"It is far more important than anything else we are doing in the Senate," President Trump said on Truth Social.
President Trump claimed Sunday evening that he has no interest in any agreement to reopen the Department of Homeland Security that also does not include passage of the SAVE America Act to tighten requirements to vote in federal elections.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said the SAVE America Act would require in-person voter registration, “something only 5% of Americans do today." The act would require that, but the rate of in-person registrations is higher than Schumer said.
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The SAVE Act would require Americans to show a passport or birth certificate to register to vote, present a photo ID at the polls, and prove citizenship in person before receiving a mail-in ballot.
Democrats block GOP effort to tie SAVE Act to federal transgender sports ban
SAVE Act debate could require proof of citizenship to register, adding hurdles for some California voters who rely on mail ballots.
To hear some prominent MAGA voices tell it, the marathon Senate debate over the “SAVE America Act” is an existential one for the Republican Party. But the urgency to pass the legislation is not felt by Americans more widely.