“After the 2020 elections, in which more Americans voted than ever before, we have seen unprecedented attacks on our democracy in states across the country,” said Senator Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat who leads the rules committee, which Responsible for election inspection. “These attacks demand an immediate federal response.”
Mr Manchin had withheld the original law and offered elements of a voting bill, prompting talks between them, Ms Klobuchar and fellow Democratic Senators Jeff Merkle of Oregon, Tim Kaine of Virginia, John Tester of Montana. , used to inspire conversation between Alex Padilla. of California and Raphael Warnock of Georgia. Independent Senator Angus King from Maine also participated.
While Democrats applauded the new version, they also recognized that a filibuster against any voting bill was very unlikely to attract enough Republican support to crack it, meaning they would have to be a filibuster if the law was in place. Will happen. What will happen. The Senate would have to be united to change the rules governing it to have any chance of passage. Republicans have stalled the voting rights debate twice before.
“We have to be honest about the facts,” Mr Schumer said on Monday, adding that he would try to break the impasse again next week. “The Republican-led war on democracy has gotten worse over the past few weeks.”
Despite his support for the legislation, Mr Manchin has repeated several times to refuse to eliminate the filibuster, although he has also indicated a willingness to accept some changes. Mr Schumer noted on Monday that Mr Munchkin was reaching out to persuade Republicans to support the new version of the voting rights bill.