Senators Mike Lee, Rick Scott, Tommy Tuberville, Jim Banks, Ashley Moody, Darlene Graham, Lindsey Graham, Bill Haggerty, Katie Britt, Todd Young, Marsha Blackburn, Eric Schmidt, and Dave McCormick have publicly called for the August recess to be canceled.
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The Charlie Kirk ShowJul 30, 2026
Twelve of the thirteen named senators match the 2026-07-30 Washington Examiner and later Banks.senate.gov lists of senators backing cancellation of recess, though some were described as supporting staying in Washington rather than explicitly calling for cancellation.
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Contradicts. Neither source lists Lindsey Graham among the 14 senators, and the passage says only that he was pro-passing the SAVE Act, so including him as a recess-cancellation caller is not supported.[1][2]
Supports. The Banks.senate.gov roundup and the Washington Examiner piece name Lee, Scott, Tuberville, Banks, Moody, Blackburn, Darline Graham Nordone, Hagerty, Britt, Young, Schmitt and McCormick as backing recess cancellation or staying in Washington.[1][2]
Context. Several names are spelled differently in the claim (Eric Schmidt for Eric Schmitt, Darlene for Darline Graham), and some senators were described as expressing support for staying rather than explicitly calling for cancellation.[1][2][4]
Context. Other reporting places the cancellation push at 20 or more senators, so the list is not exhaustive, and Thune and leadership resisted cancelling recess.[3][5]
Sources
5 sources: 1 primary, 3 not rated, 1 tier 1
- 1Here are the 14 senators who support canceling recess ...banks.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts, supports, context
- 2The senators who want to cancel recess over the SAVE ...washingtonexaminer.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports, context
- 3Thune cool to Trump's demand to cancel August recess for ...thehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: context
- 4Group Of GOP Senators Said They Would Force Vote To ...aol.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 5More than 20 Republicans join Sen. Mike Lee's bid to cancel recess unless Senate passes SAVE Actdeseret.com · not rated · cited for: context
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