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Dana Whitfield The SAVE Act deserves a vote but lawmakers have plenty of time left in the year without cutting into August plans.Derek Foss Thune is right to keep the August recess instead of rushing the SAVE Act through under outside pressure.
Rachel Meyers Graham has the right idea holding up recess until voter eligibility rules are tightened for good.Elena Vasquez The SAVE Act deserves a vote soon since too many questions remain about who is actually on the rolls.
Jared Kim Forcing a vote like this could backfire if the bill ends up too strict for some states.Priya Raman Staying in session over this bill risks delaying other important work the Senate needs to finish.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.Nicole Hardy Trump is right to push this, three senators backing him shows the party finally treating election security as urgent.Marcus Bell Sen. Graham is right to block recess until they vote on securing voter eligibility.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 If voter ID is as popular as polls show then they should pass it without turning the recess into another fight.Priya Raman I respect her push for voter eligibility rules but worry this recess standoff could delay other important work in the Senate.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.Chris Dalton Objecting to recess feels like the right move if it forces a vote on eligibility checks.
