{"id":2580262,"date":"2026-03-16T10:07:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-set-to-inflict-pain-on-democrats-in-senate-floor-save-america-act-battle\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T10:08:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:08:38","slug":"republicans-set-to-inflict-pain-on-democrats-in-senate-floor-save-america-act-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-set-to-inflict-pain-on-democrats-in-senate-floor-save-america-act-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans Set to Inflict &#8216;Pain&#8217; on Democrats in Senate Floor &#8216;SAVE America Act&#8217; Battle"},"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\">28<\/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%2Frepublicans-set-to-inflict-pain-on-democrats-in-senate-floor-save-america-act-battle%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=2580262&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>The piece discusses the SAVE America Act, a voting-reform bill championed by Republicans and prioritized by President Trump, which would require voter ID in elections. While a version has already passed the house, the Senate faces a 60-vote threshold, meaning Democrats must be on board for it to advance despite GOP support from some defections. Republicans aim to force a prolonged floor fight to exhaust Democrats and force a clear public stance. The Hill reports that GOP leaders plan to push the issue this week to test and reveal Democrats\u2019 positions, with some strategists describing the tactic as a way to sharpen negotiations. Support from GOP figures like Sen. Mike Lee and Sen. Katie Britt is highlighted, along with polls cited by the White House showing public backing for voter ID. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-employees-sue-biden-yellen-to-force-override-of-debt-ceiling\/\" title=\"Gov&#039;t workers sue Biden, Yellen to lift debt ceiling.\">outcome remains uncertain<\/a> as the Senate weighs whether to sustain a lengthy debate or find a path forward.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The future of the SAVE America Act remains in doubt, but Republican lawmakers readying for a last-ditch battle say they are willing to shake the Senate to its foundations on behalf of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-cant-imagine-a-carveout-manchin-blows-up-the-possibility-of-a-one-time-suspension-of-filibuster-for-voting-rights\/\" title=\"\u2018I Can\u2019t Imagine A Carveout\u2019: Manchin Blows Up The Possibility Of A One-Time Suspension Of Filibuster For Voting Rights\">voting reform legislation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The core of the bill is a requirement for voter ID in elections. A version of the bill, which President Donald Trump has put at the top of his legislative agenda, has already passed the House. Senate passage is sticky, because although Republicans have a 53-47 majority, the bill needs 60 votes to pass.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That would require Democrats, who staunchly oppose voter ID requirements, to join Republicans in such numbers that the bill could pass even with potential Republican defections.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The showdown over the &ldquo;Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act&rdquo; will come this week, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/5783688-senate-floor-takeover-save-america-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>, as Republicans will push to exhaust Democratic opposition and, at the very least, force Democrats to take a stand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;How long it goes is going to be instructive because the point of this is exhausting Democrats, the point of it is pain, the point of it is forcing a public and political process and seeing what comes out of it,&rdquo; a Republican strategist said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Is this going to be a fist fight or not? How bloody is Thune going to make this?&rdquo; the strategist said, referring to Senate Majority Leader John Thune.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, who backs the SAVE America Act, said his goal is to keep Democratic opposition front and center for all of America to see, replicating a tactic used to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;What I want to do is try to maximize the period of time in which we debate it,&rdquo; Lee said.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He said that in 1964, the Senate remained in session for 60 days &ldquo;and used an approach that is similar to what I think we ought to do here.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;They faced a 32-vote cloture deficit at the time it came over from the House in March of &rsquo;64,&rdquo; Lee said. &ldquo;They were able to close a 32-vote cloture deficit. It took them 60 days but they got there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Debating a bill that continues to get more popular even as people are trying to slow it down and stop it and obstruct it sometimes sharpens the minds of individual lawmakers and makes them more amenable in the end to negotiation,&rdquo; Lee said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s what we&rsquo;re looking at here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Republican Sen. <span data-nid=\"111785\">Katie Britt <\/span>of Alabama was asked if the GOP would hold the floor for an extended period of time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Heck yeah,&rdquo; she replied.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a release posted on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britt.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/u-s-senator-katie-britt-joins-the-will-cain-show-on-fox-news-to-discuss-her-strong-support-for-the-save-america-act-calls-on-colleagues-to-join-her\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>, Britt noted that &ldquo;this is what America wants, and this is what America deserves.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;Look, there is nothing more fundamental than Americans having faith in their elections. That is what allows our democracy to continue to flourish&hellip; We show ID for literally everything else, to pick up your tickets to go into a football game, or to get on an airplane,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;You heard Chuck Schumer, he said the quiet part out loud. There are tons of, whether it&rsquo;s illegal immigrants or people who should no longer be on a voter roll that are on there, that he&rsquo;s afraid will be kicked off. Well, I have news for you, Chuck: Americans want their elections to be American citizens only, and we in the United States Senate are going to continue to fight for that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As noted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/articles\/2026\/03\/another-new-poll-shows-massive-support-for-save-america-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White House<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >multiple polls show support<\/a> for the SAVE America Act and the concept of voter ID.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Republicans are preparing a last-ditch push to shake up the Senate in its favor, but passage in the Senate is unlikely without enough votes, since it needs 60 votes and Democrats oppose it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The Hill says the showdown will play out this week as Republicans try to exhaust Democratic opposition and force Democrats to take a stand. A Republican strategist described the tactic as aiming to wear down Democrats and drive a public, political process.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Senator Mike Lee of Utah, who supports the act, argues the goal is to maximize debate time, likening the strategy to tactics used to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act. He notes that although there was a large cloture deficit, it was eventually overcome after a lengthy floor fight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Lee suggests that prolonged debate could sharpen lawmakers\u2019 minds and lead to eventual negotiation. Senator Katie Britt of Alabama indicated the GOP would indeed hold the floor if necessary, arguing that Americans want secure elections and that voter ID is already required for many other activities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The White House points to polls showing support for the SAVE America Act and for voter ID, reinforcing the administration\u2019s position.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; In short, Republicans are intent on a strenuous, long floor fight to push through voter-ID legislation, despite Democratic opposition and uncertain Senate prospects<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2580263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-03-16T095308.903.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3685,3756,73830,3740],"class_list":["post-2580262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democrats","tag-republicans","tag-save-america-act","tag-senate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-03-16T095308.903.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580262","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2580262"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2580266,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2580262\/revisions\/2580266"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2580263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2580262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2580262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2580262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}