Democrats Final Plea for Voting Rights Ahead of Filibuster Showdown
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Senate Democrats are making a final plea for their own colleagues to support changing the filibuster to enact voting rights legislation. While left-leaning articles highlight that the year-long Democratic push for federal voting rights legislation died in the Senate on Wednesday night, right-leaning articles highlight that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., accused Democrats pushing to eliminate the filibuster for a voting rights bill of playing up "fake panic."
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that the year-long Democratic push for federal voting rights legislation died in the Senate on Wednesday night. Republicans blocked an elections bill for the fifth time in six months.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that the Senate is not expected to take a vote on advancing voting rights legislation until 6:30 p.m. Democrats are using the day to go to the Senate floor to push for voting legislation.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., accused Democrats pushing to eliminate the filibuster for a voting rights bill of playing up "fake panic" in order to undermine the American political system. In remarks on the Senate floor Wednesday morning, McConnell claimed that Democrats were trying to divide the nation for political gain.
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