The Jenny Beth Show

SAVE America Act Showdown: The June 12 Deadline Closing In | Hon. Mark Meadows

Episode Summary

The SAVE America Act is the single most important election integrity bill in front of Congress right now, and a small group of Republican senators is the only thing standing between proof-of-citizenship voting and another federal election cycle without it. On this episode of The Jenny Beth Show, Jenny Beth Martin sits down with Hon. Mark Meadows, former North Carolina congressman and former White House Chief of Staff to President Donald Trump, to break down exactly where the SAVE America Act stands in the United States Senate, why it has stalled, and what grassroots conservatives can do in the next two weeks to force the issue. Eighty-seven percent of Americans across every party line agree that only American citizens should vote in American elections, yet Senate leadership refuses to bring the SAVE America Act to a clean vote. Meadows lays out the path to victory: attach the SAVE America Act to the FISA reauthorization bill before the June 12 deadline, pressure Senators Mike Lee, Ron Johnson, and Rick Scott to keep fighting, and demand President Trump veto any legislation that arrives on his desk without it. The conversation also covers Reconciliation 2.0, Reconciliation 3.0, the 50-48 Kennedy amendment defeat, the parliamentarian problem, and a brilliant proposal involving Vice President JD Vance that could change the math entirely. Capitol switchboard 202-224-3121. Learn more at teapartypatriots.org and jennybethshow.com.

Episode Notes

Guest: Hon. Mark Meadows — former U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 11th Congressional District (2013–2020), former White House Chief of Staff to President Donald Trump, founding member of the House Freedom Caucus. Meadows remains a leading conservative voice on election integrity, executive branch reform, and the America First agenda.

 

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Timestamps:

00:18 — Cold open: 87% of Americans agree only citizens should vote

01:31 — Welcome and introduction of Hon. Mark Meadows

02:58 — How the SAVE America Act became a national fight

03:31 — Strategy: attach the SAVE America Act to every single bill

05:48 — Senators Mike Lee, Ron Johnson, Rick Scott, and Ted Cruz

07:30 — Senate hypocrisy: Warren housing bill passes while SAVE America Act stalls

09:14 — Why does the Senate spend big money but not pass a low-cost bill?

10:31 — Why a Trump veto threat matters

12:28 — Call to action: Capitol switchboard 202-224-3121

13:44 — The President's veto power and the Reagan rule on heat

15:46 — Election fallout: Cassidy loss, Cornyn vs. Paxton, Memorial Day stall

16:56 — Reconciliation 2.0, the DOJ weaponization fund, and the parliamentarian

19:20 — Amendments to load up: full SAVE America Act, voter ID, SNAP EBT photo

20:49 — Amendment tree vs. unlimited voter-orama explained

23:38 — The 50-48 Kennedy amendment defeat — why Collins, Murkowski, McConnell, Tillis voted no

25:36 — Attaching the SAVE America Act to FISA reauthorization

28:06 — The JD Vance and parliamentarian idea

29:03 — Reconciliation 3.0 explained — taxes, regulations, military spending

32:53 — The June 12 FISA deadline and the all-hands week

33:58 — The fourfold call to action recap

35:11 — Twenty-one legislative days: the next six weeks decide it

36:00 — Thank you and close

 

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