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Reporter's Notebook: No proof of citizenship? No vote

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House Speaker Mike Johnson , R-La., convened a conference call Wednesday with House GOPers .

House Republicans want to attach an interim spending bill to the SAVE Act , requiring proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections.

Some conservatives believe that a number of persons in the U.S. illegally could illegally vote.

Former President Trump is pushing Republicans to take this approach.

The last thing Republicans need to wrestle with is a government shutdown just before the election.

Some Republicans may be willing to accept anything just to escape D.C. early and hit the hustings.

The House could give back the final week of September if Congress funds the government and shutdown scenarios are quashed.