Speaker Johnson says House will pass Trump’s voter ID bill through arduous process after GOP revolt
He wants to pass it through budget reconciliation but that may not work in Senate. Didn't before.
many Senate Republicans are skeptical that they could muscle the legislation through under their strict rules around the budget reconciliation process.
During the last reconciliation push earlier this year, Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that Trump’s expansive voter ID bill did not comply with the chamber’s rules dictating which legislation is eligible to be in a budget framework.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has long resisted calls by Trump to fire MacDonough, as well as demands to eliminate the filibuster rule.
Though many GOP senators warn against blowing up the filibuster and empowering a potential future Democratic-led Senate from more easily pushing through their priorities, others, like Trump ally Sen. Ron Johnson, argue that Democrats would nuke the filibuster on their own.
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