{"id":2563694,"date":"2026-02-03T13:20:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thune-denies-anna-paulina-luna-deal-to-scrap-filibuster-for-voter-id\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T13:21:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:21:57","slug":"thune-denies-anna-paulina-luna-deal-to-scrap-filibuster-for-voter-id","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thune-denies-anna-paulina-luna-deal-to-scrap-filibuster-for-voter-id\/","title":{"rendered":"Thune denies Anna Paulina Luna deal to scrap filibuster for voter ID"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthune-denies-anna-paulina-luna-deal-to-scrap-filibuster-for-voter-id%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2563694&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senate Majority Leader John Thune <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-denies-trumpworld-claim-he-promised-to-expunge-former-presidents-impeachments\/\" title=\"McCarthy denies promising to erase Trump&#039;s impeachments, as claimed by Trumpworld.\">denied promising<\/a> that Senate Republicans would weaken the filibuster too pass the GOP-backed SAVE Act, telling the Washington Examiner he has only agreed to discuss the proposal with his conference and hasn\u2019t made any commitments. The piece notes that Rep. Anna Paulina Luna has suggested a \u201ctalking filibuster,\u201d but Thune says he\u2019s focused on gauging consensus rather than guaranteeing a vote. He has pledged to protect the 60-vote requirement,and with many Republicans still backing the filibuster,a change seems unlikely amid Democratic opposition. the SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship for voting, has 49 Senate co-sponsors and has passed the House, but no date for a Senate floor vote has been set. Democrats, led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, say they would block any bill containing the provision as long as the filibuster remains, highlighting ongoing GOP tensions over voting-rights reform and the influence of Trump\u2019s push for change.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Thune denies filibuster deal with Anna Paulina Luna over GOP voting bill<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2493177\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD) denied promising that Senate Republicans would weaken the filibuster to pass the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4443745\/gop-rebels-yield-voter-id-push-government-funding\/\">SAVE Act,<\/a> telling the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> on Tuesday that he only agreed to speak with the rest of his conference about it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We haven&rsquo;t made any commitments,&rdquo; Thune said, rebuffing suggestions from Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/anna-paulina-luna\/\">Anna Paulina Luna<\/a> (R-FL) that he was prepared to embrace the &ldquo;talking filibuster,&rdquo; which allows a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackburn-introduces-amendments-to-counter-china-and-iran\/\" title=\"Blackburn Introduces Amendments to Counter China and Iran\">simple majority vote<\/a> after a marathon of floor speeches.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4441587\/defeat-out-of-jaws-of-victory-gop-reckons-with-trump-ice-blunders\/\">GOP reckons with Trump&rsquo;s ICE blunders:  &#8216;Defeat out of the jaws of victory&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4441455\/republicans-name-sanctuary-city-demands-fight-ice-conduct\/\">GOP zeroes in on &lsquo;sanctuary city&#8217; demands in fight over ICE conduct<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4440057\/senate-passes-funding-deal-brief-shutdown\/\">Senate passes funding deal as White House braces for brief shutdown<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I made a commitment to have a conversation about it with our members and try and find out where the consensus of the Republican conference is,&rdquo; Thune added.<\/p>\n<p>When he became <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >majority leader<\/a> last year, Thune vowed to protect the filibuster, which currently requires at least 60 senators to support bringing legislation to the Senate floor, and a wide cross-section of his conference still supports it.<\/p>\n<p>For that reason, any meeting to discuss changes is unlikely to clear the way for passage of the SAVE Act, which requires proof of citizenship for voting. But a growing number of Republicans have expressed openness to workarounds such as the talking filibuster, owing to President Donald Trump&rsquo;s long-standing crusade against it, and the concession helped clear the way for Luna to drop her opposition to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-reverses-27-4-billion-in-spending-cuts-proposed-by-trump\/\" title=\"Biden Reverses .4 ...ion in Spending Cuts Proposed by Trump\">government funding bill<\/a> now being considered in the House.<\/p>\n<p>As for the SAVE Act, it has 49 Senate co-sponsors and the support of Thune, meaning it could theoretically pass with a bare majority vote. But Democrats have promised to block it so long as the filibuster remains in place, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Monday calling it &ldquo;dead on arrival&rdquo; in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Every single Senate Democrat would vote against any bill, any bill, that contains it,&rdquo; Schumer said.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3878248\/where-every-senate-republican-stands-trump-end-filibuster\/\"><strong>WHERE EVERY SENATE REPUBLICAN STANDS ON TRUMP&rsquo;S CALL TO END THE FILIBUSTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thune told reporters on Tuesday that he still plans to schedule a vote on the SAVE Act, which has already passed the House, but has not yet settled on a date.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Whenever we can work it in,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I mean, any legislative vehicle that crosses the floor could be a candidate for an amendment vote. But, yeah, we will have that vote. And exactly when, I can&rsquo;t give you a hard answer on that yet.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thune: no commitment to weaken filibuster for SAVE Act<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2563696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-collage-asnl71t8g-1770139830905-e1770140993353.jpg?1770122172&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[10130,23610,72761],"class_list":["post-2563694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-filibuster","tag-thune","tag-voter-id-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-collage-asnl71t8g-1770139830905-e1770140993353.jpg?1770122172&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2563694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2563694"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2563694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2563704,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2563694\/revisions\/2563704"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2563696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2563694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2563694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2563694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}