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Derek Foss Keeping the schedule makes sense for most issues but voter security feels urgent enough to skip the usual August pause.
Jared Kim Senate leaders need to balance important legislation with giving members time back home.Elena Vasquez Keeping the recess is fine but Thune should still find time to advance the bill without turning it into an emergency session.Jared Kim Thune is right not to cancel recess over this. Without enough votes the bill was going nowhere anyway.Maya Lindstrom The SAVE Act should pass but Thune has to balance the calendar. Forcing everyone to stay in session might just create more gridlock later.+3 Nicole Hardy Guckian staying in at 10 percent is splitting votes and hurting the overall Republican chances.Nicole Hardy Dismissing the recess idea shows Thune is focusing on the schedule rather than rushing a single bill.