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June 17, 2026 11:51 AM ET June 17, 2026 11:51 AM ET Font Size:

THUNE REJECTS TRUMP’S PLAN TO PASS ‘SAVE AMERICA ACT’ … ‘IT WOULD TANK’ THE GOVERNMENT’S SURVEILLANCE POWERS, THUNE COMPLAINS … SAYS HE DOESN’T HAVE THE VOTES TO PASS IT … PRETENDS NUKING THE FILIBUSTER IS THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT … SAYS ‘IT’S NOT HELPFUL’ TO GO AFTER REPUBLICANS FOR FAILING TO PASS IT… TV NEWS NOW: NEW: Fox’s @BretBaier challenges Sen. John Thune on why the SAVE America Act and voter ID reform hasn’t progressed: “What do you say to the President?” (VIDEO)

THUNE: “The only way you can get this done is to nuke the legislative filibuster. And this is not something that we have anywhere close to the votes to do. So we have had votes… We will continue to put the Democrats on record. The Democrats are voting against an issue that 80 to 85% of the American people are for.”

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