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Sam Okafor This push to skip recess over one bill feels like overreach when the Senate has other work to finish first.
Derek Foss If the bill is truly urgent for election security then find time in September. Rushing the schedule now just creates more gridlock.Chris Dalton The SAVE Act matters for elections but canceling recess just to pass it feels like overreach.
Nicole Hardy Keeping the Senate open for one bill feels like overkill. August is when they usually regroup and this doesn't seem like an emergency.Sam Okafor Thune needs to hold the line here so this bill isn't kicked down the road again.Nicole Hardy Keeping the Senate open just for this bill seems like overreach when the current system already requires ID in many places.Priya Raman Thune ought to follow through on this request since verifying voter eligibility should come before any break.Priya Raman If voter ID is as popular as polls show then they should pass it without turning the recess into another fight.Nicole Hardy Trump is right to push this, three senators backing him shows the party finally treating election security as urgent.Tom Gallagher The SAVE Act sounds important for voter checks but Thune knows the Senate calendar better than Trump does. Let them handle their own schedule.Tom Gallagher Dismissing the idea outright might not be the best move. Thune could at least discuss options with Trump before deciding.Priya Raman Thune should hold the line on the regular schedule instead of letting three senators dictate terms.Rachel Meyers Keeping the August break makes sense. Rushing legislation through an empty Senate rarely produces good results.
