Senate to vote on sweeping voting rights bill Republicans promise to filibuster.
Schumer, D-N.Y., who said it has the support of all 50 Democratic-voting senators, said the bill is necessary to"right the ship of our democracy and establish common sense national standards to give fair access to our democracy to all Americans."
It is a pared-back version of the For the People Act, to give states more flexibility in some policies and allow state-based voter ID, largely designed to win the vote of Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a key holdout on the previous version. "We know McConnell is going to filibuster next week to prevent a vote on the Freedom to Vote Act. The question is what President Biden and Senate Democrats do next. Do they throw in the towel or fight to amend the filibuster and save the republic?" said Ezra Levin, a co-founder of the group Indivisible, which has sought to build support for a voting rights overhaul.
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