Keith Self

Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, said Thursday on Newsmax's "National Report" that the SAVE America Act is "the most important bill in the Congress in decades" and predicted growing public pressure would force the Senate to act on the election integrity measure.

Self praised President Donald Trump's decision to withhold action on a housing bill while pushing for the SAVE America Act, dismissing the housing legislation as "nothing but socialism, nothing but socialism."

Calling the SAVE America Act "the most important bill in the Congress in decades," Self said Trump's standoff with Senate Republicans had already elevated the issue.

"The president had a little kerfuffle with the Senate behind closed doors yesterday," Self said. "But look at what's happened. People are now talking about the SAVE America Act. And frankly, I think the American people want this. It's the most popular bill in America.

"I think the pressure on the Senate will continue to ratchet up," he added. "I fully expect that. I think the president will stay on the offense, and we're going to be behind him pushing to get the SAVE America Act."

Asked why Democrats oppose the legislation, Self argued, "The same reason they don't want to deport anyone, repatriate anyone to their home country. These are their future voters.

"They do not want it to be only U.S. citizens," he continued.

"They want everyone else to have a vote. Look, it is absolutely a fundamental principle that only U.S. citizens should vote in U.S. elections. Everybody understands that. That's why this is the most popular bill in America today."

Responding to Speaker Mike Johnson's suggestion that the measure may need to be included in a reconciliation package, Self agreed that procedural hurdles exist.

"Speaker Johnson is exactly right," he said.

"You have to have some budgetary impact for it to be included in reconciliation, or the Senate parliamentarian will simply strike it."

Still, Self maintained that public pressure could ultimately move the Senate.

"The Senate will only act under pressure, under force," he said.

"That's what the American people have to do, as they have to bring that pressure, bring that force on the Senate."

Noting senators planned to leave Washington for a 19-day recess, Self quipped, "They're taking their toys and going home because they can't take the pressure. Let's get this done. Get 'er done, as we say in Texas."

Turning to concerns about Islamist political influence, Self warned, "We are losing this battle against the Islamification of the U.S. They've gone on the offense.

"They are very open on social media as they plan to supplant the U.S. Constitution, to replace it with Sharia, the law of Islam," he said.

Referring to recent political developments in New York, Self added, "That should be a wake-up call for everybody across America."

"This red-green alliance, the Marxist communists with the Islamists, is on the march, and we've got to fight to save our Western civilization, our Christian civilization," he said. "This will be an all hands on deck effort."

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