Trump: I Have a Good Relationship with Thune, but He Has to Get Job Done

Trump was asked about his relationship with Thune aboard Air Force One en route to General Motors’ facility in Milford, Michigan, hours after he called on Thune to keep Senators in Washington to terminate the filibuster and pass the bill.

I will stay here as long as necessary to get it passed and signed into law.I came to Washington to fight for the people of South Carolina and deliver on our conservative agenda. pic.twitter.com/rFshKZfU5n Graham replaced her late brother, former Republican South Carolina Sen.

What we know

If they don’t get it done, it’s going to be a very bad thing for the party.” “And frankly, you know, if you look at it, the SAVE Act is going to be voted against by all Democrats, just so we know. Thune told the Daily Caller News Foundation and other reporters that there would be no path to passing the SAVE America Act if the recess were canceled.

And Republicans are not getting rid of the legislative filibuster.” (RELATED: Darline Graham Bucks John Thune, Says She’ll Stay In Town Until SAVE America Act Passes) 🚨 NEW 🚨 It does not appear likely that @LeaderJohnThune will cancel August recess over the SAVE America Act. Before his death, the late senator introduced an amendment to attach the SAVE America Act to the Secure America Act, a reconciliation package signed into law on June 10, though it failed after four Republicans voted against it.

Trump canceled the signing of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act because the Senate had not passed the SAVE America Act.

The details

Due to the filibuster, 60 votes are required to pass the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship when registering to vote and voter ID at the ballot box and end universal mail-in ballots with few exceptions. Because if the end game is we actually get an outcome or a… https://t.co/QyN9a8zSEu Thune said the recess would be canceled if the Senate had “reason” to be there. “I came to Washington to fight for the people of South Carolina and deliver on our conservative agenda.” President Trump is 100% correct. He threatened on June 17 to oppose reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) if the SAVE America Act was not attached.

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You’ve got to get the SAVE America Act passed, or better than that would be the filibuster. Thom Tillis, who called attempts to pass it a “waste of time.” Trump said Thune “should not allow” for senators to leave Washington, D.C., until the SAVE America Act passed. Jim Banks of Indiana, Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, Darline Graham of South Carolina and Ashley Moody and Rick Scott of Florida also called for canceling the recess.

What to watch

Since autumn Trump has been calling on Thune and Senate Republicans to do away with the filibuster, which would allow them to pass all sorts of different bills without help from Democrats. We have some Republicans that I will not comment on, a few of them, probably four that we probably won’t get the vote,” he added.