PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) — Maine Senator Susan Collins says while she supports a nationwide voter ID bill backed by President Donald Trump, she doesn’t support ending the filibuster to help it pass.
This week, the House narrowly passed the “Save America Act,” which would require documented proof of U.S. citizenship to vote in federal elections.
The bill is now headed to the Senate, where it is unlikely to pass the chamber’s 60-vote threshold.
Republicans could try to end the filibuster, making the vote eligible to pass with a simple majority, something President Trump unsuccessfully urged them to do late last year to pass a budget ahead of the government shutdown.
Republicans chose not to, expressing concerns Democrats could then pass more of their policies in the future.
Collins echoed that, calling the filibuster “an important protection for the rights of the minority party that requires senators to work together in the best interest of the country.”
