After Trump’s push, Senate debates the ‘SAVE America Act,’ but can it pass?

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  I'm Tamara Keith.

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  I cover the White House.

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  I'm Miles Parks.

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  Today on the show, President Trump says he won't sign any legislation until Congress passes the Save America Act.

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  The biggest thing coming up is the Save America Act in the Senate.

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  That's voter ID and proof of citizenship and no mail-in ballots, you know, corrupt mail-in ballots.

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  Senate Republicans narrowly voted yesterday to start debate on the bill, but its prospects for actually passing aren't great.

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  Before we get to that, though, Miles, remind us what is in this bill.

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  It's really an overall Republican election overhaul.

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  I mean, it would require photo ID for all voters across the country to vote.

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  But the biggest thing is that it would mandate that voters who want to register to vote need to provide documentary proof of citizenship,

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  which may not sound like a big deal.

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  The vast majority of Americans think only U.S. citizens should vote in American elections.

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