President Donald Trump is calling on the House to pass the government funding deal without any changes, a blow to conservatives who were pushing to attach legislation requiring proof of citizenship to vote.
“There can be NO CHANGES at this time,” the president wrote.
Trump’s comments come as a handful of House Republicans, led by Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, have threatened to hold up the voting schedule, or even sink the funding deal, if the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act is not attached to the package.
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Luna said last week that she would be a “hard no” against any funding legislation, and she had enough votes to “shut down the floor of the House,” unless the SAVE Act was included.
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