Senator Lee on FOX News: Debate SAVE America Act Until it Passes, Trust President Trump on Iran

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) joined FOX News Sunday with host Shannon Bream to outline a path to passage for the SAVE America Act, call on the Senate to skip vacation, and discuss President Trump's America-First navigation of the conflict in Iran. Watch the full interview here.

Watch Senator Lee outline the SAVE America Act's path to passage here.

Senator Lee on the SAVE America Act's Path to Passage:

"It's important to remember that the original SAVE America Act - the one that was passed by the House of Representatives - does have simple majority support in the Senate. While it's true that we're ten votes shy of cloture (forcing debate to a close), that doesn't mean that we couldn't pass it.

"There are a couple ways to get there.

"One would be nuking the filibuster, which appears unlikely to happen. But the other way is to exhaust the other side - to continue to debate the bill until it passes. This was a common procedure in the Senate for most of its existence; it needs to be used from time to time in situations like this one.

"Look, the American people overwhelmingly support this - Republicans, Democrats alike. We're talking about three out of four Americans - regardless of political party - want to make it easy to vote and hard to cheat. That's what the House-passed SAVE America Act does, and the Senate needs to be willing to do that hard work to make sure that happens.

"If we put it on the floor tomorrow, and we announce that we're going to debate it until it passes, I'm confident that we can get there."

Senator Lee on the Senate Vacationing Instead of Voting:

"Days or weeks can feel like months or years to United States senators who want to be doing other things. The truth is we haven't tried what I believe it takes to get the Save America Act passed, which is to put it on the floor and to say we're going to debate this for weeks. And we'll stay through weekends, we'll stay through previously scheduled recesses if necessary, but we're going to stay on this bill until it passes.

"Nothing sharpens the mind, nothing hastens agreement, nothing will bring about face-saving and perfecting amendments, quite like the obligation to stay in and debate something that is popular with the American people when filibustering senators trying to slow it down are becoming steadily less popular in their arguments."

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Senator Lee on President Trump's America-First Leadership on Iran:

"Let's remember that President Trump is not like other presidents who have tried to address this issue. Both President Obama and President Biden negotiated from a position of weakness. President Trump has done everything that is absolutely necessary to make sure that we're negotiating from a position of strength.

"This is the master of the art of the deal - don't count him out.

"In fact, I would bank on the fact that President Trump will make darn sure Iran complies. And if it doesn't, Iran will face very unpleasant consequences. Iran has seen already what happens when you mess with President Trump, and they will see it again if they don't comply."

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