WATCH: Thom Tillis Rants Against SAVE America Act, Vows to ‘Slow Down’ Government [VIDEO]

Jimmy ParkerJuly 17, 20260

Tillis Draws a Line in the Senate

Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina took to the Senate floor Thursday and delivered a sharp attack on the SAVE America Act, warning that he would work to slow the measure if it comes over from the House through reconciliation. Tillis said, “If I see a reconciliation bill come from the House with another failed attempt to confuse this election, I will use every device I have available to slow down the wheels of government until people cop a clue and do the math.” That is quite a message from a Republican senator when the issue is voter ID and proof of citizenship. Tillis has already announced he is not seeking reelection, which may explain why he sounds less worried about GOP voters back home and more worried about the gears of Washington.

House Republicans Try the Reconciliation Route

The House of Representatives passed the SAVE America Act on Wednesday as part of a national security bill, according to the source report. On Thursday, the House Budget Committee advanced the SAVE and Protect America Act through the budget reconciliation process and moved forward a framework for a third reconciliation bill. That strategy matters because reconciliation can allow certain budget-related measures to pass the Senate with a simple majority instead of needing 60 votes to break a filibuster. Senate rules will still decide what qualifies, so this is not a free-for-all. It is more like trying to find a working lane on a highway where the left has parked a bulldozer.

Tillis Says the Timing Is the Problem

Tillis argued that the proposal is too complex to put in place before the election. “Don’t fool the American people into thinking you can implement something of this complexity over 60 days, my God it needed to happen two years ago,” he said. He also mocked the different versions of the bill, saying, “SAVE goes to Hollywood, SAVE goes to Hawaii, whatever the sequels are, all of them are fundamentally flawed and impossible to implement by this election.” That is an implementation argument, not a glowing defense of loose election rules, but it still lands awkwardly with conservatives who have been asking for basic election safeguards for years.

The White House Pushes a Simple Case

President Trump has repeatedly urged the Senate to pass the SAVE America Act, and the White House has framed the issue in plain terms. “Requirement for Voter I.D. to vote should be something that NO American should oppose. If you want to register to vote in the United States, you have to be a citizen in the United States,” the White House previously said. The White House also pointed to polling showing more than 70 percent of Americans support the SAVE America Act. That is not exactly a fringe position. Most Americans need ID to board a plane, cash a check, or pick up cold medicine, but somehow asking for it in elections makes Washington break out in hives.

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