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His comments come a day after Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee Chair Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) cast doubt on a third reconciliation package.
Collins said a third bill was a “terrible risk” and is likely to create funding “instability” for defense efforts.
“The SAVE America Act didn’t even get 50 votes last week on the floor of the Senate,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said.
Well, the original version of the SAVE Act did get 50 votes, Leader Thune. Collins switched her vote to support it when Sen. Mike Lee offered it up during a vote-a-rama on ICE and CBP funding.
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