WASHINGTON, Nov 4 — Republicans thwarted a push in the US Senate Wednesday to secure voting rights for millions of Americans amid a wave of punitive new restrictions in conservative states. Named for a leading US civil rights figure and Democratic congressman who died last year, the John...
WASHINGTON, Nov 4 — Republicans thwarted a push in the US Senate Wednesday to secure voting rights for millions of Americans amid a wave of punitive new restrictions in conservative states.
All but one Republican rejected the measure — their third straight block on even allowing debate on voting rights legislation — ensuring it could not get the 60 votes needed to advance. “Today’s obstruction was only the latest in a series of disturbing turns for the Republican Party,” he said. “The right to vote freely and the right to have your vote counted are fundamental. In the 2020 election, more than 150 million Americans of every age, of every race, of every background, exercised their right to vote,” the White House said in a statement.
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