Today’s notice: The Senate says goodbye to the SAVE America Act. Expect to be yelled at if you’re outside the WHCD tomorrow night. A fight for the future of the Democratic Party in the middle of one of America’s most reliably Republican states. Plus: Congressional Democrats aren’t as old as they think they are.
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There’s no saving the SAVE America Act: Ardent proponents of the measure have “convinced themselves that the longer it hangs around, the more popular it gets,” a Senate Republican told NOTUS. But, “the reality is — I’m quite certain they haven’t gained a single vote, and may have lost a few with time,” added the lawmaker, one of many relieved to see the effective end of Donald Trump’s favorite voting bill.
For now, that is: Senate Republican leaders have removed the SAVE America Act from pending business this week so they could move on to budget votes.
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NOTUS’ Al Weaver reports on the frayed nerves among Republicans who have faced friendly fire over the bill, which cannot pass without eliminating the filibuster. It’s something supporters — the president included — have been told over and over will not happen given the makeup of the Senate GOP conference. Spiking everyone’s cortisol is Sen. Mike Lee, who has been posting video after video calling out his colleagues.