Washington, Feb. 14 -- Representative Chip Roy issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX-21) sent a "Dear Colleague" letter (https://roy.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/roy.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/save-america-senate.pdf) to his colleagues in the Senate, explaining how Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) can force a vote on S. 1383, the SAVE America Act (https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20260209/RCP_S1383_xml.pdf), as soon as today without changing any current Senate rules.
Excerpts:
"The commonly accepted 60-vote 'filibuster' threshold to 'shut off debate' is not the ONLY way to force a vote in the Senate - the majority can force opposing Senators to speak. The Majority Leader (Thune) can proceed t...