Johnson Unveils Plan to Tie SAVE America Act to Annual Defense Bill
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) laid out a plan to break the gridlock in the House by attaching the SAVE America Act to the $1.15 trillion defense spending bill, possibly jeopardizing its path to passage on the floor.
TL;DR
- Speaker Mike Johnson plans to attach the SAVE America Act to the defense spending bill.
- This maneuver is intended to break gridlock in the House.
- Rep. Anna Paulina Luna has threatened to block the bill if her voter ID amendment is not included.
- The merged legislation would be sent to the Senate if House Republicans vote for the rule.