Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePresident Donald Trump is urging Republican lawmakers to tie a voter-identification bill to any agreement funding the Homeland Security department, suggesting they work through the upcoming Easter holiday. "I'm requesting that the Republican senators do that immediately. You don't have to take a fast vote. Don't worry about Easter, going home. In fact, make this one for Jesus," Trump said at a roundtable event in Memphis, Tennessee, Monday. Lawmakers are due to begin a two-week Easter recess at the end of this week.Senate Majority Leader John Thune dismissed Trump's proposal as “not realistic,” indicating there was insufficient support to combine the two issues. The partial government shutdown, affecting TSA and the Department of Homeland Security, has wreaked havoc at US airports with hours-long security line wait times. Thune expressed hope for a separate resolution to the Homeland Security funding before the end of the week, while Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer accused Trump of attempting to “sabotage negotiations.”The proposed voting bill, called the SAVE Act, would require proof of US citizenship and photo ID for voting. It currently lacks the 60 votes needed to overcome Democratic opposition in the Senate. In fullTrump urges Republicans to work through Easter to pass voting law ‘for Jesus’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Why Trump wants lawmakers to skip Easter recess and work through the holiday
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePresident Donald Trump is urging Republican lawmakers to tie a voter-identification bill to any agreement funding the Homeland Security department, suggesting they work through the upcoming Easter holiday. "I'm requesting that the Republican senators do that immediately. You don't have to take a fast vote. Don't worry about Easter, going home. In fact, make this one for Jesus," Trump said at a roundtable event in Memphis, Tennessee, Monday. Lawmakers are due to begin a two-week Easter recess at the end of this week.Senate Majority Leader John Thune dismissed Trump's proposal as “not realistic,” indicating there was insufficient support to combine the two issues. The partial government shutdown, affecting TSA and the Department of Homeland Security, has wreaked havoc at US airports with hours-long security line wait times. Thune expressed hope for a separate resolution to the Homeland Security funding before the end of the week, while Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer accused Trump of attempting to “sabotage negotiations.”The proposed voting bill, called the SAVE Act, would require proof of US citizenship and photo ID for voting. It currently lacks the 60 votes needed to overcome Democratic opposition in the Senate. In fullTrump urges Republicans to work through Easter to pass voting law ‘for Jesus’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
