FULL EPISODE - The Friday Edition: The SAVE Act - Separating truth from fiction.
Tangle
Isaac Saul
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🗓️ 18 April 2025
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
On April 10, the House of Representatives passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, a bill requiring proof of citizenship for voters to register for federal elections. The bill passed the House 220–208, with all Republicans and four Democrats in favor. House Republicans attempted to pass the SAVE Act in September 2024 as part of a government-funding bill, but the chamber voted 220–202 against that version of the bill.
The SAVE Act must secure at least 60 votes in the Senate to meet the filibuster threshold, meaning seven Democrats would have to join all Republicans to pass it. So far, Democratic leaders have urged members to vote against the bill.
In today’s Friday edition, we’ll explore the key questions undergirding the debate over the SAVE Act. In typical Tangle style, we’ll share a range of arguments about the bill from the right and left, in addition to commentary from experts we interviewed for this piece. Then, we’ll give our analysis of the bill.
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| 1:25.2 | I'm your host today, senior editor Will K Kayback, and we are really excited to be |
| 1:29.7 | bringing you a special Friday edition on the SAVE Act, a proof of citizenship bill that just |
| 1:35.9 | passed the House of Representatives and could be poised to upend how our elections work |
| 1:40.5 | if it were to become law. This is one of the most requested topics for a Friday edition |
| 1:45.7 | that we've received in some time, so we're really excited to dive into all aspects of this bill. |
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