Republicans Maneuver to Sidetrack Schumer on U.S. Voting Rights Bills
- Democratic leader plans showdown on filibuster for Jan. 17
- McConnell wants to stall big Biden agenda, preserve rules
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s plan to muscle through the Senate sweeping voting rights legislation risks getting sidetracked by Republicans who are instead floating tweaks to the law governing the certification of Electoral College votes.
Schumer already has a tough task ahead if he goes through with forcing a vote to change the Senate’s filibuster rule in order to pass the voting rights bills with a simple majority. Two key Democrats -- Senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona -- are still not on board with getting rid of the 60-vote threshold to proceed with legislation.