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The GOP’s dirty little secret about the SAVE America Act
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Key Points:
- House conservatives protested the Senate's refusal to pass the SAVE America Act, a GOP elections bill championed by former President Trump as his top congressional priority.
- Speaker Mike Johnson acknowledged he lacks the votes to advance Trump's preferred version of the bill, which includes strict mail-in ballot restrictions, and is instead supporting an older version focusing mainly on proof-of-citizenship requirements.
- The expanded provisions Trump demands, such as banning transgender athletes in women's sports and restricting mail-in voting, have not gained broad GOP support due to concerns about their impact on states with large rural populations and those that rely on absentee ballots.
- Senate Republicans also doubt the viability of the expanded bill, with leaders like Sen. Rick Scott suggesting a focus on a narrower version of the legislation that excludes Trump's latest demands to gain more consensus.
- The Supreme Court recently struck down Trump's executive order attempts to limit mail-in voting, reinforcing the difficulty of federally regulating mail ballots due to differing state practices.
