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林赛·格雷厄姆去世，共和党失去特朗普《拯救美国法案》的核心策划者
作者：亚历克斯·米勒，福克斯新闻
迈克·李悼念参议员林赛·格雷厄姆，讨论推进《拯救美国法案》的努力
犹他州共和党参议员迈克·李做客《周日早安展望》，悼念意外去世的林赛·格雷厄姆参议员，并讨论国会山围绕《拯救美国法案》的 ongoing 斗争。
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唐纳德·特朗普总统最优先的选举诚信议题已在参议院搁置数月，随着南卡罗来纳州共和党参议员林赛·格雷厄姆去世，推动该法案通过的关键人物也随之失去。
格雷厄姆不仅是《拯救美国法案》的直言不讳的支持者，他还是参议院预算委员会主席，这一职位对于特朗普要求共和党采取党派程序推进该法案的基础和边界设定至关重要。
他周日突然去世之际，众议院正准备启动第三次预算和解尝试，以期为五角大楼提供资金，并将版本的《拯救美国法案》附加到这一党派议程中。
格雷厄姆去世缩小共和党优势，参议院回归繁重议程
2026年6月16日，华盛顿特区，参议院预算委员会主席林赛·格雷厄姆在确认听证会上。（格雷姆·斯隆/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社）
“这对《拯救美国法案》是沉重打击，实话实说，”格雷厄姆去世后特朗普说道。
格雷厄姆一直希望在参议院明确该法案的政治现实后尽快推进这一策略，当时一批共和党参议员已脱离特朗普和参议院多数党领袖、南达科他州共和党人约翰·图恩，与参议院民主党人一起阻挠该法案。
今年4月初，格雷厄姆誓言将通过和解为《拯救美国法案》“打下基础”。
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“选民诚信法案——我将创建拨款项目，但会附带条件，”格雷厄姆说道。“要获得拨款，你必须确保清除选民名册上的非法移民。有很多蓝州都没有这么做，我们将尽最大努力推行选民身份证制度。”
不过，他在参议院预算委员会的职位不会空缺。
预计威斯康星州共和党参议员罗恩·约翰逊将接过主席一职，但尚未正式获得任命。不过，他已经在熟悉委员会工作人员以及众议院的同僚。
格雷厄姆计划在无民主党支持的情况下为特朗普支持的《拯救法案》“打下基础”
2024年6月11日，华盛顿特区，威斯康星州共和党参议员罗恩·约翰逊在国会山参议院小组委员会听证会上发言。（安德鲁·哈尼克/盖蒂图片社）
“我刚路过林赛的办公桌，所以，我的意思是，我得一步一步来，”约翰逊说道。“我明白我将要承担的责任。”
约翰逊表示，他已经与众议院预算委员会主席、德克萨斯州共和党人乔迪·阿林顿进行了交谈，并正在尽所能“组织这场努力，以便我们能够成功”。
他已经从众议院行政委员会主席、威斯康星州共和党人布莱恩·斯泰尔手中拿到了众议院版的《拯救美国法案》方案，但该条款最终能否通过，最终取决于参议院规则裁判。
更复杂的是，议员们需要应对倒计时，因为预算和解程序非常耗时。
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众议院本月将有两周的会期，而参议院将进行近一个月的冲刺。两院整个八月都将休会，九月复会后将面临政府融资的紧迫斗争。
目前，参议院正等待众议院的成果，而众议院的成果能否获得参议院共和党人的认可尚无定论。
“我认为这里通往51票的道路将崎岖不平，”参议院多数党领袖、南达科他州共和党人约翰·图恩说道。“不过，我们将看看他们会提出什么方案。”
亚历克斯·米勒是福克斯新闻数字频道负责美国参议院事务的撰稿人。
Trump loses key Senate ally as election integrity fight enters critical phase
July 14, 2026 9:45am EDT / Fox News
Lindsey Graham’s death leaves Republicans without a key architect of Trump’s SAVE America Act
By Alex Miller, Fox News
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President Donald Trump’s top election integrity priority has been stalled in the Senate for months, and with the passing of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the push has lost a key player in getting the bill across the line.
Graham was not just a vocal proponent of the SAVE America Act; he was the Senate Budget Committee chair, a position that is crucial in setting the foundation and guardrails for the party-line process Trump has demanded Republicans take to pass the bill.
His sudden death on Sunday came as the House was gearing up to launch a third budget reconciliation attempt in a bid to fund the Pentagon and attach a version of the SAVE America Act to the party-line undertaking.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, chair of the Senate Budget Committee, during a confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., on June 16, 2026.(Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“This is a big blow to the SAVE America Act, let me tell you,” Trump said after Graham’s death.
It’s a maneuver that Graham has wanted to make as soon as the political reality of the bill became clear in the Senate, where a cohort of Senate Republicans have broken from Trump and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., to block the bill with Senate Democrats.
In early April, Graham vowed to make a “down payment” on the SAVE America Act through reconciliation.
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“Voter integrity laws — I’m going to create grant programs, but they’ll have conditions on them,” Graham said. “To get a grant, you’ve got to make sure you purge your rolls of illegal immigrants. There are a lot of blue states out there that don’t do that, and we’ll try to get as much of a voter ID system as I can.”
His position on the Senate Budget Committee won’t remain vacant, however.
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., is expected to take the gavel, but has not yet been formally tapped for the role. Still, he is already getting up to speed with staff on the committee and his colleagues in the House.
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Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks during a Senate subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill on June 11, 2024, in Washington, D.C.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
“I just walked by Lindsey’s desk, so, I mean, I’ve got to take one step at a time,” Johnson said. “I understand the responsibility I’m assuming.”
Johnson said that he’s already spoken with his House counterpart, House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, and is doing what he can to “organize the effort so we can succeed.”
He’s already gotten his hands on the House’s SAVE America plan from House Administration Committee Chair Bryan Steil, R-Wis., but whether the provision lives or dies is ultimately up to the Senate rules referee.
Complicating matters is the running clock lawmakers have to deal with, given the time-consuming nature of budget reconciliation.
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The House is in session for two weeks this month, while the Senate will embark on a near month-long sprint. Both chambers will be gone the entirety of August, and return in September to a looming fight over funding the government.
For now, the Senate is waiting on what the House produces, and there’s no guarantee that their product will pass muster with Republicans in the upper chamber.
“The path to 51 is going to be a bumpy one, I think over here,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said. “But, we’ll see what they come up with.”
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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