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Biden-Led Bid to Protect Voting Rights Collapses in Senate
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January 20, 2022
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0:51Now PlayingPresident Joe Biden’s bid to push voting rights legislation through a divided Senate collapsed Wednesday as two key Democrats broke with their party to squash the bill’s chances.
With Biden’s first year in office bogged down by the persistent coronavirus and inflation, Democrats are starting an already difficult mid-term election year the same way they ended 2021 -- in a standoff with Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema over the best path for the country.
The latest blow to Biden’s agenda was delivered in two stages. Republicans used Senate filibuster rules to block the legislation from getting a vote on passage. Then Majority Leader Chuck Schumer made a last-chance bid to temporarily change those rules to allow a simple majority vote on the bill. That was rejected 52-48 with Manchin and Sinema, who both backed the legislation, joining Republicans in preserving the 60-vote threshold to advance it.
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