The Senate failed to advance a major new voting bill on Wednesday, legislation that advocates have sought as a way to protect the right to vote amid limitations being put in place in GOP-led states.The vote was 49-51 to move forward with debate over the bill.
All Republicans voted against it. Sixty votes were needed to overcome a filibuster threat.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said that Republican opposition was an “implicit endorsement” of what he called “election subversion laws” being implemented in states.
Schumer voted with Republicans as a procedural maneuver that allows him to attempt to bring the bill to the floor again.Progressive groups have seized on Republican intransigence to push for the modification or
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