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The Hill
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/482569-senate-gop-blocks-three-election-security-bills
Senate Republicans blocked an effort by Democrats to unanimously pass three election security-related bills Tuesday, marking the latest attempt to clear legislation ahead of the November elections
Democrats tried to get consent to pass two bills that require campaigns to alert the FBI and Federal Election Commission (FEC) about foreign offers of assistance, as well as legislation to provide more election funding and ban voting machines from being connected to the internet.
But Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) opposed each of the requests. Under the Senate's rules, any one senator can ask for unanimous consent to pass a bill, but any one senator can object and block their requests.
Blackburn accused Democrats of trying to move the bills knowing that GOP lawmakers would block them and giving them fodder for fundraising efforts.
They are attempting to bypass this bodys Rules Committee on behalf of various bills that will seize control over elections from the states and take it from the states and where do they want to put it? They want it to rest in the hands of Washington, D.C., bureaucrats, she said.
Democrats tried to get consent to pass two bills that require campaigns to alert the FBI and Federal Election Commission (FEC) about foreign offers of assistance, as well as legislation to provide more election funding and ban voting machines from being connected to the internet.
But Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) opposed each of the requests. Under the Senate's rules, any one senator can ask for unanimous consent to pass a bill, but any one senator can object and block their requests.
Blackburn accused Democrats of trying to move the bills knowing that GOP lawmakers would block them and giving them fodder for fundraising efforts.
They are attempting to bypass this bodys Rules Committee on behalf of various bills that will seize control over elections from the states and take it from the states and where do they want to put it? They want it to rest in the hands of Washington, D.C., bureaucrats, she said.
These people! We have to fight like hell and remove them all in November.
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Senate GOP blocks three election security bills (Original Post)
Mike 03
Feb 2020
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captain queeg
(10,209 posts)1. I worry about the upcoming election
I dont know the details of these bills but having the republicans block them is very suspicious.
Just_Vote_Dem
(2,812 posts)2. Excuse me-but I have to scream
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!
Hopefully I'll feel better, around November, perhaps
spanone
(135,847 posts)3. marsha is way up trump's ass....
she is fucking despicable...useless
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,062 posts)4. They don't believe in Democracy