President Trump just added the SAVE AMERICA ACT to his $350 billion Pentagon reconciliation package, which only needs a simple majority (50 votes plus VP Vance) to pass.
The $350 billion package funds advanced projects like a ‘Golden Dome’ defense shield, naval expansion, new fighters and bombers, Space Force upgrades, and ammunition stockpiles, which Trump calls a ‘generational investment’ requested by Secretary Pete Hegseth. It attaches the SAVE America Act, requiring citizenship proof for voter registration, photo ID to vote, limits on mail-in ballots, bans on men in women’s sports, and prohibitions on transgender surgeries for children. While supporters cheer the strategy to bypass filibusters, Senate rules under the Byrd Rule and Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough pose major hurdles, as non-fiscal items like election reforms have
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