White House eyeing security and SAVE Act components in third reconciliation bill

The White House is optimistic that Republicans can pass a third party-line bill through the reconciliation process this year to secure funding for national security and parts of a GOP election integrity bill that has stalled, according to White House legislative director James Braid.

Although Republicans have not yet passed their second reconciliation bill, which will include funding for immigration enforcement and the Secret Service, GOP leaders are already looking ahead to the prospect of another piece of legislation that can bypass the 60-vote threshold in the Senate using reconciliation.

“Any reconciliation bill is going to have to deal with the incredibly important needs of our national defense, as we face new threats from China, from Iran, from various corners of the globe, and ensuring that the American defense industrial base is at its strongest, is able to meet the needs of the force structure and the force posture of the president’s