Wednesday, January 19, 2022

BREAKING NEWS: Senate Dems fall short on weakening filibuster to pass election reform

Democrats failed to change Senate rules Wednesday night to pass elections and voting reform.

In a 48-52 vote, the Senate rejected an effort that would have reinstated the talking filibuster to pass the legislation by a simple majority vote following a lengthy debate

.As expected, Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona joined every Republican to defeat the measure. See here for complete coverage.

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