Thune rejects Trump on SAVE Act: ‘The votes aren’t there for a speaking filibuster’

Senate Majority Chief John Thune (R-S.D.) on Tuesday bluntly rejected President Trump’s name to move the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act by forcing Democrats to deploy a speaking filibuster to oppose it, stating “the votes aren’t there for a talking filibuster.” Thune poured water on the proposal to make it more durable for Democrats to […]