Republican Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said during a Sunday appearance on Fox News that she thinks there is chance the Senate can pass the SAVE America Act — despite fierce Democratic opposition — if the GOP is willing to use a little-known tactic.

Luna, a leading proponent of the election integrity bill in the House, said on “Sunday Morning Futures With Maria Bartiromo” that Senate Majority Leader John Thune needs to bring the SAVE America Act to the upper chamber’s floor “immediately.”

She also said the GOP Senate majority should not be afraid to force Democrats into a “talking filibuster” of the bill, an unorthodox strategy some Republicans lawmakers believe could allow the legislation to pass with a simple majority instead of the usual 60-vote filibuster threshold.

“Look, I think right now America has made their voices very clear. They want voter ID,” Luna told host Maria Bartiromo.

The SAVE Act, which the GOP-controlled House passed with just one Democratic vote Wednesday, would require photo ID to vote nationwide as well as proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote.

“Thune needs to bring it [the SAVE Act] to the floor and it needs to happen immediately,” she emphasized.

“And I really will take a second to commend Senator [Susan] Collins. She was the 50th representative to sign onto this and that is a massive piece of legislation,” the lawmaker added, referring to the moderate GOP lawmaker from Maine and frequent swing vote coming out in support of the bill Friday.

“But moving forward, look, Sen. Thune has every ability to bring the ‘standing filibuster’ to the floor,” Luna added, using another term for the “talking filibuster.”

“I know he [Thune] famously came out, maybe a few days ago, and said that they might not have the time,” Luna said, referring to a remark the Senate majority leader made to an NBC News reporter Tuesday.

“I would actually argue that this is probably the number one thing especially moving into the midterms,” Luna continued. “Many senators have said if we do this, the Democrats are going to do this when they regain power. But the fact is, Maria, is that the Senate Democrats have made it very clear that they want mass amnesty, they want mass naturalization of illegals, and, frankly, I think they’re going to do it anyway.”

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