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GOP senator circulates plan to discuss government shutdown strategy with Trump

  • Sen. Rick Scott circulated a plan to pass a clean continuing resolution to keep government funded through the November midterms and will discuss it with President Trump at Wednesday’s GOP lunch.
  • He’s pushing the SAVE America Act — including voter ID measures — as a top Republican election-security priority to campaign on.
  • Republicans also want laws to protect federal workers during a shutdown and are framing Democrats as the party seeking an October shutdown, setting up a potential fall showdown.
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