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Schumer Will Try Loophole to Bypass Filibuster

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The Guardian

Chuck Schumer outlines loophole to open debate on voting rights bill

A strategy involving a ‘shell’ bill would allow Democrats to evade an initial filibuster from Republicans seeking to block the debate

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Washington Post

Schumer sets up final Senate confrontation on voting rights and the filibuster

The Senate could begin floor debate on two key voting rights bills as soon as Thursday, setting up a vote on rules changes in the following days.

2 years ago

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The Hill

Schumer lays out strategy for voting rights debate

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) offered new details on Wednesday for how he would bring up voting rights legislation, the first step in a fight over the Senate filibuster.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Raw Story

Schumer finally reveals his plan to get voting rights passed — and get Manchin and Sinema on board

On Wednesday, CNN congressional correspondent Manu Raju reported that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has outlined his plan to get a pair of Democratic voting rights bills passed through the Senate — in a way that he hopes will get holdout Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) on board with a rules change that would help it get around a legislative filibuster.The plan is not entirely worked out, but basically involves th…

2 years ago·United States

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Bloomberg Quint

Schumer Maps Gambit to Get Voting Bill to Full Senate for Debate

(Bloomberg) -- Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to break a logjam on two voting rights bills and begin debate this week, but Republicans could still block a final vote on the measure. Continue Reading. Read more on Politics by BloombergQuint.

2 years ago·Mumbai, India

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Political Wire

Schumer Will Try Loophole to Bypass Filibuster

“Democratic leaders have found a mechanism to enable them to bypass an initial Republican filibuster and debate the party’s sweeping elections reform bills,” Axios reports.“The strategy is the latest example of how Democrats are seeking new ways to try to bypass Senate procedures that are blocking their agenda. But the ultimate outcome will likely be the same: insufficient support to change the 60-vote threshold needed to pass sweeping voting ri…

2 years ago·New York, United States

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