IJR News — today's news from every sideDana 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. Derek Foss If the bill is truly urgent for election security then find time in September. Rushing the schedule now just creates more gridlock. Chris Dalton The SAVE Act matters for elections but canceling recess just to pass it feels like overreach. Jared Kim Forcing a vote like this could backfire if the bill ends up too strict for some states. Rachel Meyers Staying in town to pass the SAVE Act shows the right focus on who gets to vote. 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. Sam Okafor Thune needs to hold the line here so this bill isn't kicked down the road again. Priya Raman Her stand makes sense because the SAVE Act would finally tighten eligibility checks nationwide. 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. 
