"If we don't get it done this week, we'll keep going until we do get it done." Advertisement AdvertisementTrump has banged the drum for the SAVE America Act for months, recently clashing with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) Multiple GOP senators said last week Thune should cancel the August recess, set to begin at the end of the workday on Friday and extend through Sept. 14. Lankford noted the importance of the recess for his colleagues who are up for reelection, but he also said legislative business comes first. When Bream asked Lankford whether he believes the Senate will be gone for most of August as scheduled, he replied, "We'll see."