Senate Showdown: Lawmakers return to debate
voting rights with no clear path forward
as Biden prepares to pivot to a slimmed-down
version of his Build Back Better bill
Posted By: Imright, 1/18/2022 9:30:15 AM
The Senate will begin debate Tuesday on voting rights legislation with no clear path forward on how to pass it into law. With its failure all but assured, President Joe Biden is preparing to pivot his attention back to his Build Back Better legisation with a plan to pare down his social safety net bill to make it more appealing to moderate Democrats. First up this week though is the voting rights legislation that would make Election Day a federal holiday, reform the redistricting process and tighten campaign finance laws.
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