Senate Republicans Weigh 60-Vote Elections Plan to Break Summer Recess Jam
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Updated · POLITICO · Aug 5
Senate Republicans Weigh 60-Vote Elections Plan to Break Summer Recess Jam
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Aug 5
Summary
Republican leaders are considering a 60-vote floor test on the SAVE America elections proposal to ease a Senate pileup and blunt threats from frustrated GOP senators to block a quick summer recess.
John Thune said options are still being discussed and it is unclear whether a vote would satisfy Trump-aligned holdouts, though Mike Lee said talks had moved in a “favorable direction” on a procedural path.
Blanche’s nomination remains the biggest immediate hurdle: with Susan Collins opposed, Democrats expected to vote no, and Mitch McConnell absent for health reasons, he needs support from Lisa Murkowski or Bill Cassidy.
Other items clogging the path include a stopgap funding extension into mid-December, a Russia sanctions bill, dozens of Trump nominees and a bipartisan college sports measure.
Those targets carry their own disputes, with Republicans split over hemp language in the funding bill and Democrats still working through internal concerns about the sanctions package.