U.S. Senate
Senate Session
2022-01-19T09:59:56-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMjUzXC8yMDIyMDExOTIwNTYyOTAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==By a 49-51 margin, the Senate blocked the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 from advancing to a final passage vote. Sixty votes were needed. No Republicans voted for the legislation, and all Democrats except Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) voted in favor. (The majority leader changed his vote from “Aye” to “No” so as to allow for another vote on the measure.) Members also voted 52-48 against changing the filibuster rules. All Republicans and only two Democrats, Senators Joe Manchin (WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (AZ), voted to keep the filibuster rule at the 60-vote threshold. Vice President Harris presided during the vote on the voting rights bill.
By a 49-51 margin, the Senate blocked the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 from advancing to a final passage vote. Sixty …
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By a 49-51 margin, the Senate blocked the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 from advancing to a final passage vote. Sixty votes were needed. No Republicans voted for the legislation, and all Democrats except Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) voted in favor. (The majority leader changed his vote from “Aye” to “No” so as to allow for another vote on the measure.) Members also voted 52-48 against changing the filibuster rules. All Republicans and only two Democrats, Senators Joe Manchin (WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (AZ), voted to keep the filibuster rule at the 60-vote threshold. Vice President Harris presided during the vote on the voting rights bill. close
By a 49-51 margin, the Senate blocked the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 from advancing to a final passage vote. Sixty … read more
By a 49-51 margin, the Senate blocked the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 from advancing to a final passage vote. Sixty votes were needed. No Republicans voted for the legislation, and all Democrats except Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) voted in favor. (The majority leader changed his vote from “Aye” to “No” so as to allow for another vote on the measure.) Members also voted 52-48 against changing the filibuster rules. All Republicans and only two Democrats, Senators Joe Manchin (WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (AZ), voted to keep the filibuster rule at the 60-vote threshold. Vice President Harris presided during the vote on the voting rights bill. close
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