The Will of 100: Trump’s SAVE America Act sidelined after Senate unanimously agreed to August exit
The Senate has been out of session for about two weeks.
It’s convened in brief "pro forma" sessions for just a couple of moments on four occasions since senators called it quits for more than a month at 4:57 a.m.
ET on Saturday, Aug.
8.
Pro forma sessions are where the Senate huddles for just a few seconds, gaveling in and gaveling out with a skeleton crew.
It’s rare that more than one senator is even in the chamber.
The Senate truly isn’t back for debate and votes until the afternoon of Monday, Sept.
15.
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: INSIDE THE SENATE SHOWDOWN OVER TRUMP'S PUSH TO SCRAP AUGUST RECESS But what about all of that sturm and drang about "cancelling the August recess?" Remember that President Donald Trump and conservatives – ranging from Sens.
Mike Lee, R-Utah, to Rick Scott, R-Fla. – wanted the Senate to remain in session for the month to debate the SAVE America Act.
That’s the chief legislative demand of Trump.
It requires voter ID and proof of citizenship to vote .
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., was on the floor when the Senate cut town a little more than two weeks ago.
Did Thune hornswoggle his fellow Republicans into recessing the Senate for five weeks in the dead of night? Hardly.
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