Tim Hwang is joined by FAI Senior Fellow James Wallner and Matt’s Five Points newsletter publisher Matt Glassman to explain the debate over how GOP senators might handle the SAVE America Act: how cloture and the talking filibuster differ, how obscure procedural rules can mold the shape of debate, what might happen if senators realized they could just do things, and why members of Congress talk like there’s a magical being roaming the halls and passing bills.
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Matt Glassman’s newsletter:
James Wallner’s recent writings on the SAVE America Act fight:
https://tomklingenstein.com/the-save-america-act-fight-is-political-theater/
https://www.legislativeprocedure.com/blog/2026/3/16/republicans-dont-need-cloture-to-overcome-save-america-act-filibuster
https://www.legislativeprocedure.com/blog/2026/3/17/senate-rules-can-limit-talking-filibuster
https://www.legislativeprocedure.com/blog/2026/3/18/house-makes-ending-talking-filibuster-easier
https://www.legislativeprocedure.com/blog/2026/3/19/how-republicans-can-break-democrats-save-america-act-filibuster
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