Mike Lee's SAVE America Act Wins 50 Senate Votes, Falling Short Under Filibuster

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 9

Lee’s bid to attach the House-passed SAVE America Act to a $70 billion immigration package drew 50 Senate votes, giving Republicans their strongest showing yet on the citizenship-for-voter-registration measure.
The amendment still failed because it had to clear the Senate filibuster, though Lee said Vice President JD Vance could have supplied a 51st vote if the bill were allowed to pass by simple majority.
Susan Collins backed Lee’s original version after opposing Lindsey Graham’s broader proposal, while Lisa Murkowski, Mitch McConnell and Thom Tillis joined Collins in sinking Graham’s amendment before it reached 50 votes.
The result revives a bill that had stalled for months, but John Thune still has not embraced a talking filibuster, ending the filibuster or firing the parliamentarian—steps Trump and conservatives have pressed to force it through.