The SAVE Act: Why Are Senate Republicans Dithering? by David Catron

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The SAVE Act: Why Are Senate Republicans Dithering?

Time is running out to pass the SAVE Act and the GOP Senate majority can’t decide how to vote on a an
80-20 issue.

February 8, 2026, 10:17 PM

by David Catron

In almost all midterm congressional elections, the President’s party loses seats in the House of Representatives. The only exceptions occurred in 1902, 1934, 1998, and 2002. This obviously means the razor thin Republican House majority — and thus the GOP’s governing trifecta — will be in considerable peril next November. This being the case, common sense dictates that certain crucial bills should be prioritized by Congress and sent to President Trump’s desk for signature post haste. Considering the insecure and chaotic manner in which federal elections are conducted in blue states, the SAVE Act clearly falls into the must pass category. Yet the Republican leadership in the Senate continues to vacillate.

They should follow the example of the Republican House leadership, who seem to understand how important it is to get an election integrity bill across the finish line. They have twice passed the SAVE Act, which would require states to obtain documentary proof of citizenship that complies with the REAL ID Act of 2005 before registering a person to vote in a federal election. Despite historically attenuated GOP majorities, the House passed the bill during the 118th Congress but the Democrats who controlled the Senate at that time left it for dead. The House GOP passed it again during the current (119th) Congress expecting the Republicans, who now hold a majority in the Senate to take it up, yet still it languishes in committee.

    It’s past time for Republicans like Grandstand Rand and his ilk to get serious about election integrity.

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[DefiantMassRINO]

They must have seen their shadows.

[catfish1957]

Feckless noodles. 

This is a one time opportunity.  Otherwise, the criminal left will continue to their fraudulent electoral ways.

[BobfromWB]

The SAVE Act: Why Are Senate Republicans Dithering?

Dem voters may favor the Save Act, but Dem Senators depend on illegals voting to stay in power. If it passes, the Pubbies will not be invited to the swell parties the Dems like to throw, and the media will ignore them, costing them precious face time on national TV. Pubbies behaving like the spineless wretches they are.

[Fishrrman]

I'm getting tired of reading about the SAVE Act.
It's not going to pass.

The Pubbie senators won't do what must be done -- nuke the filibuster and let the chips fall where they may.

So... at this point... it's vaporware -- walking dead legislation...

[Wingnut]

It's gonna pass. 

I'm getting tired of reading about the SAVE Act.
It's not going to pass.

[Cyber Liberty]

It's gonna pass.

I disagree. The RINOs don't want it.  They would rather lose the Majority so they can go defense mode, and they can protect their sinecures without having to deal with those pesky conservatives.

[Hoodat]

Because the Republican Party is really the Democrat-lite Party.

[Cyber Liberty]

Because the Republican Party is really the Democrat-lite Party.

A sizable number of Republican Senators' personal goals are more aligned with the Democrats than they are with us.

[Bigun]

I disagree. The RINOs don't want it.  They would rather lose the Majority so they can go defense mode, and they can protect their sinecures without having to deal with those pesky conservatives.

I'm not sure which of us said it first but I know we both have been saying that for a very long time. @Cyber Liberty

[Cyber Liberty]

I'm not sure which of us said it first but I know we both have been saying that for a very long time. @Cyber Liberty

Yes, we have, and this fight over the vital SAVE Act has made it glaringly obvious.  The GOP in the Senate will fight us tooth and nail to stop it, and Thune is at the helm of it all!

ETA:  This is why Thune is playing games with the Filibuster.  It's to allow Senate Republicans to cast useless votes in support of SAVE, confident it will not pass in the end!

[Hoodat]

Yes, we have, and this fight over the vital SAVE Act has made it glaringly obvious.  The GOP in the Senate will fight us tooth and nail to stop it, and Thune is at the helm of it all!

Thomas Massie recently submitted an amendment that would end $5 billion in federal funding for foreign-run (i.e. Somali) day care centers.  Republicans voted it down, choosing instead to continue this funding for the next fiscal year.

That should tell you everything you need to know about the overwhelming majority of Republican legislators.

[Cyber Liberty]

Thomas Massie recently submitted an amendment that would end $5 billion in federal funding for foreign-run (i.e. Somali) day care centers.  Republicans voted it down, choosing instead to continue this funding for the next fiscal year.

That should tell you everything you need to know about the overwhelming majority of Republican legislators.

Massie is playing a different game, leading to the same status quo.  He's no better than Rand Paul.

[Hoodat]

Massie is playing a different game, leading to the same status quo.  He's no better than Rand Paul.

At least he voted to stop giving out $5 billion of our money to illegals for fake day care centers every year.  Can't say the same for other Republicans.

[Cyber Liberty]

At least he voted to stop giving out $5 billion of our money to illegals for fake day care centers every year.  Can't say the same for other Republicans.

It's all just nibbling at the edges.  It's temporary.  If Democrats can keep cheating the elections it'll cost us a LOT MORE than $5 Billion!