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'Save America Act' attached to defense bill; Senate support appears uncertain
Summary
A correspondent said House Republicans attached the Save America Act to the annual defense policy bill and plan to fold it into a broader budget push, but he said the Senate currently lacks the votes to pass the measure.
Chad Pergrim told viewers that House Republicans have attached the Save America Act to the annual defense policy bill and intend to incorporate it into an eventual budget plan. "House Republicans did approve various versions of the Save America Act. They attached it to the annual defense policy bill and intend to latch it to an eventual budget plan," Pergrim said, but he added the Senate lacks votes to approve the measure and its adoption is doubtful.
Pergrim said that while the House can move rapidly on such measures, Senate arithmetic and procedural hurdles make quick enactment unlikely. The segment did not include a Senate leader or a Senate Democrat to respond; Pergrim's reporting framed the attachment as a tactical move that may not survive in the upper chamber.
