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Speaker 1: I think great American the great number of American people

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Speaker 1: The Save America Act is the best way to secure

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Speaker 3: You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben ferguson.

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Speaker 4: Good Wednesday morning. It's nice to have you with us

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Speaker 4: on the forty seven Morning Update, and it excites me

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Speaker 4: Story number one is a big win for election integrity.

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Speaker 4: The Save Act is heading to the Senate for with

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Speaker 5: The biggest thing coming up is to Save America Act

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Speaker 5: in the Senate. That's a voter ID and proof of

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Speaker 7: There are other pieces of the Save America Act in addition.

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Speaker 4: Now, to be clear, Center Thune isn't telling you every

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Speaker 8: Now, you've got to have fifty Republicans who will stand together,

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Speaker 8: Yeah, you've got to physically be able to do it.

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Speaker 8: And secondly, the Democrats can tee up amendments and try

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Speaker 4: Final question on this one, when will the American people know?

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Speaker 4: What day will you guys make this decision on either

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Speaker 8: Yeah, if nothing changes, we will likely vote have the

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Speaker 4: And then do you expect the present to weigh in

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Speaker 4: And how much influence would I have if the President

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Speaker 8: Yeah, the President has said that multiple times, and that

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Speaker 4: So the one big X factor here is also President Trump.

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Speaker 4: for a filibuster. This is all playing out in real time.

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Speaker 4: One thing is for sure, the President is focused on it,

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