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Biden to meet with Senate Democrats in voting rights push
Source: The Hill
President Biden will meet with Senate Democrats on Thursday amid a push for his party to change the filibuster and pass voting rights legislation, a senior Democratic aide confirmed to The Hill.
Biden, according to the aide, will attend a closed-door Democratic caucus lunch "to discuss the push to pass voting rights and potential changes to Senate rules."
The meeting comes as Biden is stepping up his public push to get voting rights legislation through the Senate in the face of GOP opposition. He traveled to Georgia this week where he publicly urged Senate Democrats to pass a bill, including changing the legislative filibuster, which requires 60 votes for most legislation, in order to get it done.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has vowed to hold a vote on changing the Senate's rules by Monday, Jan. 17. But in order to change the filibuster without GOP support, he needs total unity from all 50 Democrats, which he doesn't yet have.
Biden, according to the aide, will attend a closed-door Democratic caucus lunch "to discuss the push to pass voting rights and potential changes to Senate rules."
The meeting comes as Biden is stepping up his public push to get voting rights legislation through the Senate in the face of GOP opposition. He traveled to Georgia this week where he publicly urged Senate Democrats to pass a bill, including changing the legislative filibuster, which requires 60 votes for most legislation, in order to get it done.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has vowed to hold a vote on changing the Senate's rules by Monday, Jan. 17. But in order to change the filibuster without GOP support, he needs total unity from all 50 Democrats, which he doesn't yet have.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/589376-biden-to-meet-with-senate-democrats-in-voting-rights-push
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Biden to meet with Senate Democrats in voting rights push (Original Post)
brooklynite
Jan 2022
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kacekwl
(7,021 posts)1. Please someone tell me
what is the objection to the voting rights act ? Democrat or Republican ?
Lemon Lyman
(1,351 posts)2. -
I've no idea why any Dem would be against it.
r's will lie and say it's b/c of "this" or "that," but they're against it b/c they want to jigger the system, making it harder for people (esp African Americans) to vote. r's always do better in low turnout elections, so the fewer the # of people who vote - the better for them.
madville
(7,412 posts)3. No Dems are against the acts themselves
At least two Dems, Manchin and Simena, are against changing the filibuster rules in order to pass it though.