Scott Urges Senate Republicans to Vote on Election Bill as Midterms Loom in 4 Months
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Updated · POLITICO · Jun 23
Scott Urges Senate Republicans to Vote on Election Bill as Midterms Loom in 4 Months
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jun 23
Summary
Rick Scott urged Senate Republicans in a Monday letter to hold "robust conversations" this week on party priorities and to vote on the SAVE America Act or narrower voter ID legislation.
The push lands as GOP senators increasingly want to steer attention toward Democrats before the midterms, rather than keep fighting internally over an election bill they largely support but cannot advance.
John Thune said he would not be surprised if the bill resurfaces, but predicted a "back and forth" with Trump and GOP senators that could also spill into disputes over Iran, surveillance law and intelligence leadership.
Mike Lee has kept pressing the bill after speaking with Trump, while John Cornyn dismissed that effort as a "fantasy"—underscoring a split over whether Republicans should keep forcing votes despite the stalemate.
The measure was debated for weeks earlier this year after leaders assured senators the 60-vote filibuster would stay intact, but it was shelved as deadlines piled up and conservatives now want it revived.