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Will the Filibuster Save Us From the SAVE Act?

Why Republicans don’t want to go nuclear to pass the bill

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Casey Burgat
Mar 27, 2026
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The SAVE America Act has already passed the House. At least a majority of senators support it. And yet it is likely never to receive a vote in the upper chamber.

That’s where the fight now stands.

After clearing the House in a narrow, party-line vote, the bill — which requires voters to present photo ID to vote and proof of citizenship to register, and st…

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Associate Professor at George Washington University, author of WE HOLD THESE "TRUTHS", former Congress staffer, eternal optimist, unhealthy sports fan.
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