Senator John Thune led the charge in sending all Senators on another vacation - this one for a month - without passing the SAVE Act. Senator Mike Lee pulled an all-nighter and has engaged in a months-long fight to secure elections.
However, Thune, who refused to stay in Washington, tried to bypass the roll-call vote to stay in DC, then led the charge on a voice vote so the Senators who voted to go on vacation wouldn't be identified.
Lee and a group of colleagues voiced “no,” but the ayes carried it, and the chamber adjourned for about five-weeks - no recorded roll-call vote, so no official tally of who voted to leave.
In the predawn hours, after an all-night session, the Senate passed a continuing resolution funding the government through early December and confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general.
Republicans also forced a cloture vote on Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-OH) stripped-down federal photo-ID bill for federal elections.
That measure failed 52-46.
All 52 yes votes came from Republicans. All 46 no votes came from Democrats plus Independents Angus King (ME) and Bernie Sanders (VT).
Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Peter Welch (D-VT) did not vote. Sixty votes were required.
After that defeat, the chamber moved to adjourn. Lee had spent the night pressing to keep the Senate in session until the full SAVE Act passed. He and allies, including Rick Scott (R-FL) and others, had publicly pledged to object to recess without it. The motion to adjourn was adopted; the Senate returned September 14.
Over 85% of Americans support Voter ID - including over 74% of Democrats. If these Senators are not doing the will of the American people, it's time to replace them and send people to Washington, DC who will.
They add, it's safe to say, if a Senator was not one of the 20 that voiced support for staying in session - then they voted to go on vacation and should be replaced.
Before the Senate went on vacation, Senator John Thune made sure that pro forma sessions would continue until mid-September - denying President Trump the opportunity for recess appointments.
Thune must be immediately removed as majority leader and replaced by Mike Lee or Ted Cruz. And Thune's supporters should be primaried and replaced with true conservative Republican candidates in 2028.
The Senators who support SAVE and voted to stay in DC to do the will of the people are:
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT)
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL)
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)
Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN)
Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL)
Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC)
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN)
Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL)
Sen. Todd Young (R-IN)
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO)
Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA)
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS)
Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID)
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH)
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK)
Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC)
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO)
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA)
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI)
Republican senators who were not among the publicly documented supporters of Mike Lee’s push to cancel or delay the August recess for the SAVE America Act.
Critics say there should be a push to remove any Senator on this list, bc they refuse to do the will of the people
John Barrasso (WY)
John Boozman (AR)
Shelley Moore Capito (WV)
Bill Cassidy (LA)
Susan Collins (ME)
John Cornyn (TX)
Tom Cotton (AR)
Kevin Cramer (ND)
John Curtis (UT)
Steve Daines (MT)
Joni Ernst (IA)
Deb Fischer (NE)
Chuck Grassley (IA)
John Hoeven (ND)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (MS)
Jim Justice (WV)
Mitch McConnell (KY)
Jerry Moran (KS)
Bernie Moreno (OH)
Lisa Murkowski (AK)
Rand Paul (KY)
Pete Ricketts (NE)
Mike Rounds (SD)
Tim Scott (SC)
Tim Sheehy (MT)
Dan Sullivan (AK)
John Thune (SD)
Thom Tillis (NC)
Roger Wicker (MS)
Cynthia Lummis (WY)
Alan Armstrong (OK) (appointed)
William Wallace