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President Trump Links FISA Reauthorization to SAVE America Act
President Trump stated he will not approve FISA Section 702 reauthorization without the SAVE America Act. The bill remains stalled in the Senate due to a Democratic filibuster. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the president makes his own decisions.
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The surveillance authority lapsed for the first time since 2008 after Congress did not extend it. The SAVE America Act passed the House in February. It would require proof of citizenship to register to vote, mandate voter ID at polling places, and limit mail-in voting. The bill remains stalled in the Senate because of a Democratic filibuster.
Thune said the president makes his own decisions.
President Trump summoned House Speaker Mike Johnson to the White House to discuss personnel disputes and the lapsed FISA law. Thune was not included in the meeting. Sources told The Daily Caller that a closed-door GOP lunch on Wednesday included a heated exchange over the bill. Thune's office called the account "a baseless claim" that is "unequivocally untrue."
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