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How Republicans Can Force the SAVE Act—Plus Receipts on Minnesota Fraud & a Huge Medical Reversal

Published | Video Starts at 03:17

And then actually, President Trump has changed it. And President Trump did two changes. Number one, he wanted to change the name from the SAVE act to the Save America … President Trump wanted to add a requirement of photo ID to vote [to the SAVE act]. … Act. I think it makes absolute sense. But the challenge is that the Democrats are dug in and are rabidly opposing it. And under the Senate rules, it takes 60 votes to move forward. (03:17–03:26)

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Asserts that President Trump proposed adding a photo ID requirement to the SAVE act.

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