Hawley Blasts 4 Republicans Who Voted To Reject Adding Voter ID Bill To Reconciliation

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is ripping four GOP senators who voted against a motion to effectively add the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act to a $70 billion budget reconciliation package, saying he doesn’t know why fellow Republicans would vote against a voter ID law.

Four Republicans — Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Mitch McConnell (Ky.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), and Thom Tillis (N.C.) — voted against a motion to waive all budgetary procedural objections to an amendment on the SAVE America Act offered by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).

The rules for adding amendments to the Senate’s budget reconciliation require overcoming a number of procedural hurdles unless the Senate unanimously agrees to waive them.

The amendment requiring documented proof of citizenship when registering to vote and showing identification when voting fell 12 votes short of the 60-vote threshold needed to be added to the package.

Hawley said he was disappointed in his GOP colleague’s opposition to the amendment, noting that voter ID requirements are common in many states and have overwhelming public support in the United States.

“I guess it’s frustration,” Hawley told Fox News Digital when asked about the failure to attach the SAVE America Act to the budget reconciliation package.