Democrats face filibuster stress test on key voting bill. It’s not just Manchin and Sinema.
Confident that Republicans will block a vote on an ambitious voting rights bill, analysts of the Senate are predicting another reevaluation of the filibuster among Senate Democrats. While Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) are the most vocal Democratic supporters of the filibuster, a number of other Democrats are expressing doubts as to whether eliminating the parliamentary tactic is the right move to make.Visit NBC News to learn more. Image Credit: NASA HQ PHOTO (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Black civil rights leaders hold private meeting with Manchin on voting bill
Black civil rights leaders conducted a virtual, closed-door meeting with Joe Manchin (D-WV), the Senate’s lone Democratic holdout against the For The People Act, a sweeping voting rights bill. In addition to trying to win his support for the bill, civil rights leaders urged the Senator to reconsider his opposition to ending the filibuster, a procedural tactic which makes it necessary for a supermajority of Senators to approve of a bill before it reaches a final vote. One of the civil rights leaders at
Stacey Abrams-led group launches campaign to mobilize young voters of color around voting rights bill
Voting rights activist and former gubernatorial candidate Stacie Abrams is launching a campaign to pressure the US Senate to pass S. 1, also known as the For the People Act. Abrams’ voting rights organization, Fair Fight Action, has named the June campaign, “Hot Call Summer.” Fair Fight Action intends to text a minimum of 10 million voters located in states that are likely to be closely contested in the 2022 midterms. “Hot Call Summer” will also feature virtual events and a paid media campaign. Visit
Joe Manchin wants to pass bipartisan John Lewis voting bill, but McConnell still a ‘no’
In what many believe to be a decisive blow to Democrats’ efforts to pass voting rights legislation this summer, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has voiced his opposition to a bipartisan compromise offered by Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). Rather than attempt to pass the ambitious For the People Act, Manchin and Murkowksi have suggested the two parties come together to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, which would restore a portion of the original Voting Rights Act that
Texas Republicans’ voting bill led to a dramatic walkout. What we know about the fight over elections
Defiant Texas House Democrats staged a walkout of the state capitol, delaying a vote on Senate Bill 7, which they believe will hurt the rights of Texas voters. The maneuver is known as “breaking quorum,” which Democratic Rep. Eddie Rodriguez says is a “procedural tool we don’t often use in the House.” In response, Republican Governor Greg Abbott publicly threatened to veto the section of the budget which provides for lawmakers’ paychecks. The vote for Senate Bill 7 is likely to be taken up