Utah Senator Mike Lee has made a forceful case for the Senate to immediately take up and pass the SAVE America Act when Congress returns to session next week, or else risk it not being in effect for the midterms.Senator Lee joined Fox News Sunday with host Shannon Bream to urge his colleagues to get to work.The senator laid out the choice facing lawmakers.“Which would you rather have the Senate consider when it comes back into session next week? The SAVE America Act, or anything else?” he asked.The SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship for voter registration and strengthen election safeguards, passed the House earlier but has stalled in the Senate.Lee made clear that time is running out fast, with Republicans facing an August 8 deadline if they want the bill to take effect before the 2026 elections.He stressed that passing the measure requires serious commitment from the Senate.“And the Senate needs to be willing to do the hard work to make sure that that happens,” Lee said.The Utah senator described the bill’s goal in straightforward term, saying, it makes “it easy to vote, hard to cheat.”Bream noted that Republicans would need more than 48 votes and that overcoming the filibuster might be necessary.Lee’s responses signaled changes, including potential moves in reconciliation or eliminating the filibuster, should be on the table if that’s what it takes to get the bill across the finish line.“There are a couple ways to get there,” Lee said. “One would be nuking the filibuster, which appears unlikely to happen. But the other way is to exhaust the other side – to continue to debate the bill until it passes. This was a common procedure in the Senate for most of its existence; it needs to be used from time to time in situations like this one.”“If we put it on the floor tomorrow, and we announce that we’re going to debate it until it passes, I’m confident that we can get there.”WATCH: JUST IN: Senator Mike Lee says the Senate is about to be BACK in session and that Republicans now have until August 8th for the SAVE America Act to be passed……or we CAN’T USE IT for the 2026 MIDTERMSLEE: “Which would you rather have the Senate consider when it comes… pic.twitter.com/hAQuBJfj4D— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 11, 2026The post WATCH: Mike Lee Warns Senate Must Pass SAVE America Act by August 8, or We Won’t Have It for Midterms appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.