Who needs enemies when you have friends like Senator Mitch McConnell in your party? Senator Mitch McConnell is stalling on bringing the SAVE Act to the Senate floor. McConnell is currently the leader of the Senate Rules Committee and has yet to schedule a vote on the bill, which was passed by the House. The bill aims to require Americans to present proper ID to vote in elections in order to prevent non-citizens from illegally voting. Here’s what Yahoo News reported on McConnell’s attempts to stall the bill: Senator Mitch McConnell appears to be stalling the voting bill backed by President Trump, and fellow Republicans are not happy. McConnell, who leads the Senate Rules Committee, is refusing to schedule a vote on the legislation, thus preventing it from moving forward. The bill would create barriers for voting, requiring specific forms of ID in order for Americans to exercise their constitutional right. In blocking it, the retiring senator and former majority leader has drawn the ire of his colleagues. Representative Tim Burchett posted a video on X Friday saying McConnell’s actions are partially coming from a place of “meanness” because he doesn’t like Trump, and called his mental acuity into question. “He’s blocking the SAVE Act, or is he? Is it him or a staff member, because as you know, he’s a lot like Joe Biden was in his last few days in office, or last years in office,” Burchett said. “His cognizant level is diminishing daily.” Burchett went on a tangent about how much of Congress is run by staffers because certain aging members of Congress have diminishing mental capacity, citing the case of Representative Kay Granger, the former House Appropriations Committee chair who disappeared for months in 2024 and was later found to be living in an independent living facility. Here’s what Rep. Brandon Gill had to say about McConnell’s move: SENATE STALLING THE SAVE ACT?@RepBrandonGill calls out Mitch McConnell: the House passed the SAVE Act, 82% of Americans want proof of citizenship to vote—and the Senate’s been sitting on it for 300 days.@andrewkolvet pic.twitter.com/r6CLmY5WrN — Real America’s Voice (RAV) (@RealAmVoice) February 3, 2026 Rep. Tim Burchett blasted McConnell and compared the senator from Kentucky to Joe Biden: Rep Tim Burchett: “I saw where Mitch McConnell was blocking the SAVE Act this morning… He doesn’t like Trump”pic.twitter.com/1TTZFaxgsg — Defiant L’s (@DefiantLs) February 20, 2026 NBC News reported McConnell was hospitalized earlier in the month: “Senator McConnell was discharged from the hospital yesterday and is grateful for the outstanding care he received. He is feeling better and will be working from home this week on the advice of his doctors,” the spokesman, David Popp, said in a statement. McConnell, who was the Republican leader in the Senate until last year, was hospitalized Feb. 2 after he experienced “flu-like symptoms,” his office said at the time. McConnell, 83, announced last year that he would not seek re-election, setting off a competitive primary race to replace him. In recent years, he has faced mounting concerns about his health, after several incidents of freezing on camera. In 2023, he sustained a concussion after a fall, and in 2019 he fractured a shoulder at home. Last year, after he fell in the Capitol complex multiple times, McConnell was seen in a wheelchair being pushed by members of his staff.