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January 19, 2022

Senators Debate Voting Rights Legislation Which Appears Doomed to Fail
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The Senate continues debate today on voting rights legislation, despite
the effort being likely doomed to failure after conservative Democrats
Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema said they would not back a filibuster
exception to circumvent Republican opposition to voting rights. This is
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaking Tuesday on the Senate floor as
lawmakers opened debate.

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer: "Members of this chamber were elected to
debate and to vote, especially on an issue as vital to the beating heart
of our democracy as voting rights. And the public - the public is
entitled to know where each senator stands on an issue as sacrosanct as
defending our democracy."



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