Senator Schumer to Bring John Lewis Voting Rights Bill Back for Another Vote After GOP Blocks Elections Bill

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) says he will bring up the John Lewis Voting Rights Bill for another vote on the Senate floor as early as next week after Republicans voted to block consideration of a Democratic bill, the Freedom to Vote Act, to overhaul elections and protect voting rights. "Members of this body face a choice. They can follow in the footsteps of our patriotic predecessors in this chamber, or they can sit by as the fabric of our democracy unravels," Schumer says after the vote. close