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GOP plots new 'backdoor' tactic to push through controversial election changes
When Losing the Senate, Republicans Try to Rig the StateThe Real ObjectiveThe immediate story is simple: Senate Republicans do not have the votes to pass Trump’s SAVE America Act the normal way, so House Republicans are looking for a detour. Mike Johnson says they may attach it to reconciliation. GOP leadership is also floating a $4 billion grant program to pressure states into adopting the bill’s voting restrictions without openly winning the policy fight in Congress.That is the political meaning of the maneuver. They are not building consensus. They are hunting for procedural leverage…
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