Nebraska’s U.S. senators might split on changing Senate filibuster for ‘SAVE America Act’

By: Juan Salinas II

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: March 12, 2026

Words: 748

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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LINCOLN — Nebraska’s two Republican U.S. senators might be split on weakening the Senate filibuster as Senate leadership tries to cool down calls to nuke the upper chamber’s legislative brakes using a procedural move to temporarily lower the voting threshold.

A staffer for U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., told the Examiner he would support utilizing the “talking filibuster” to pass the “SAVE America Act,” a GOP-led election overhaul that would require proof of …

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