Trump Urges Congress Not to Pass Continuing Resolution without SAVE Act, Even if it Shuts Down the Government
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President Donald Trump is calling on GOP lawmakers to prioritize the SAVE Act in upcoming budget negotiations. Speaking on Monica Crowley’s podcast, Trump emphasized that he would rather see the government shut down than allow Congress to pass a Continuing Resolution (CR) without this critical legislation.
In July, the House successfully passed the SAVE act bill with a vote of 221-198, with nearly every Democrat opposing the measure.
The SAVE Act aims to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to enforce stricter voter registration requirements. Under the proposed legislation, voters would need to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to vote in federal elections—a shift from the current law,
