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EPISODE · May 27, 2026 · 36 MIN

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

from The Jenny Beth Show · host Jenny Beth Martin, Mark Meadows

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.   Key topics covered: Where the SAVE America Act stands in the U.S. Senate and why it has stalled The strategy of attaching the SAVE America Act to every bill — including the must-pass FISA reauthorization The June 12 FISA deadline and the six-week window between mid-June and end of July Why President Trump needs to threaten a veto, and how grassroots activists can apply pressure Senators Mike Lee, Ron Johnson, Rick Scott, and Ted Cruz — and why they need to hear thank-you calls The 50-48 Kennedy amendment defeat and why Senators Collins, Murkowski, McConnell, and Tillis voted no Reconciliation 2.0, Reconciliation 3.0, the parliamentarian, and the DOJ weaponization fund A proposal to send Vice President JD Vance's office to work directly with the Senate parliamentarian Voter ID, proof of citizenship, and the SNAP EBT photo ID amendment idea   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   Links mentioned: Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121 passthesaveamericaact.com teapartypatriots.org jennybethshow.com

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.

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