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Scott Presler’s pressure campaign fuels GOP SAVE America Act standoff
Grassroots pressure from GOP activist Scott Presler has intensified a growing standoff between House conservatives and Senate Republicans over the SAVE America Act, as allies of President Donald Trump push to block other legislation until the voter identification bill reaches the president’s desk.
Presler teamed up with the Republican Study Committee earlier this year as part of the larger goal of getting the bill, which requires proof of citizenship to register to vote and an ID to cast a ballot, to Trump’s desk. The effort has since evolved into a standoff with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), who has argued there is insufficient support for the bill to overcome the 60-vote filibuster threshold.
But Pressler and House Republicans, including Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), are not willing to take no for an answer. Luna and other House conservatives have vowed to hold up legislation from passing the House until the Senate moves the SAVE America Act.
In this pressure campaign, Presler has been meeting with Republicans from the RSC and House Freedom Caucus to keep the momentum going and reassure members they have outside support.
Scott Presler speaks as Eric Trump and Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump listen at a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Activist Scott Presler speaks as Eric Trump and Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump listen at a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
“Even if they are getting pressure to do ‘yes’ votes, my goal is to show any member of Congress that will continue to vote ‘no’ until the SAVE America Act is passed into law that we have their back,” Presler said.
God bless him.