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Trump pushes House Republicans to unify behind SAVE America Act in budget reconciliation fight

President Trump is pressing House Republicans to back a budget resolution that would advance voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements through reconciliation, but a handful of fiscal hawks in his own party may have enough votes to sink it.

Trump took to Truth Social this week to demand unity from House Republicans ahead of a planned vote on a budget framework that would fold key elements of the SAVE America Act into a broader spending package.

The resolution, spearheaded by Speaker Mike Johnson, would bypass the Senate's 60-vote filibuster threshold by using the budget reconciliation process, which requires only a simple majority in both chambers.

The maneuver is necessary because the SAVE America Act, which passed the House but stalled in the Senate, cannot clear regular order without at least some Democratic support, support that has not materialized.

Republicans are "willing to invest heavily" in election integrity through the reconciliation vehicle, calling the forthcoming package "Reconciliation 3.0." The House Budget Committee approved the roughly $95 billion framework on a party-line vote, with Democrats uniformly opposed.

The framework includes $10 billion specifically earmarked for election administration and voter ID implementation, said Mike Johnson.

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