Senate to Vote on Voting Rights Proposal
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Stymied by GOP, Senate mounts new push on voting rights bill
The push for an overhaul comes as Texas and other states are putting in place new voting laws that critics argue are a return to Jim Crow-style restrictions making it difficult to cast ballots, especially in Black and minority communities.
Schumer to bring up Manchin's voting rights bill next week, with GOP filibuster all but guaranteed
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced in a letter to Senate Democrats Thursday that he will bring the Freedom To Vote Act to the floor when the Senate returns next week. This is the bill that conservative Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has been shopping around to Republicans. Manchin has steadfastly withheld his support from the House-passed larger voting rights and election reform For the People Act, the lone Democrat to …
Schumer Pushes For Vote On Election Bill Next Week
On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said that he would set a vote for next Wednesday to begin debate on a measure regarding election laws.“We cannot allow conservative-controlled states to double down on their regressive and subversive voting bills,” Schumer said in a letter. “The Freedom to Vote Act is the legislation that will right the ship of our democracy and establish common sense national standards to give fair access…
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