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Note: Most Senate Democrats According to CNN, they are actually sitting in the room to hear the debate on the voting rights bill.

The Senate is expected to hold a practical vote on the bill today, and it will certainly fail. Because of the Republican Philipster, the bill would require 60 votes to advance, which would not happen in the 50-50 Senate.

In his own Senate speech today, the majority leader Chuck Schumer He reiterated his argument that members are committed to enforcing the Right to Vote Act and strengthening the electoral system in the United States.

Schumer was harshly criticized Republicans To minimize the impact of voting restrictions Passed by 19 States In the last year.

“Our Republican colleagues do not acknowledge that we have a crisis,” said Schumer, a minority leader. Mitch McConnell It was said that the states were not involved in the oppression of the electorate.

Schumer outlined some of the restrictions that states have enacted, including early voting and time restrictions at polling stations and making it difficult to register to vote.

“It’s like that Donald Trump His ‘big lie’ is that President McConnell now has his opinion: “States are not involved in trying to suppress the electorate,” Schumer said.

Senator Joe Mancin He will deliver a platform speech this afternoon outlining his position on changing the room rules that allow voting rights legislation to move forward.

“This is an important issue that we all have serious concerns about, and it deserves the time we spend,” Mancin told CNN.

“I want to see what we have in the bill. There is no point in trying to bring this to an end by a failed vote tonight. Let it be so.”

At the current juncture, the Senate is expected to hold a referendum on whether to move forward Democrats‘The Right to Vote Bill was passed in the House last week.

That referendum, which required the support of 60 members due to Philipster, is expected to fail. And long Manchin and Kirsten Cinema Continuing to oppose the rule changes, the bill has no way of being passed in the Senate.

Mark Kelly, One of the last senates Democrats Phillipster, who has not yet clarified his position on the reform, has said he now supports rule changes that would allow the Right to Vote Act to proceed.

Republic of Arizona Reports Kelly, who is due to run for re-election this year, supports the Democrats’ “Philippester” rule for the voting bill only.

“If the campaign finance and voting rights reforms are blocked again this week, I will support the changes proposed to implement them with a majority vote,” Kelly said in a statement.

“Protecting the postal system by the vote used by the majority of Arizona people and getting the dark money out of our elections is crucial for Washington to fall victim to the failure.”

A further 60 Senate votes for a talking Philippester would have cut off the debate on a proposal, but that debate would eventually end as the Philippesters leave the site anyway. Once they did so, the bill discussed passed by a margin of 51 votes.

Democrats Those who do not support the removal of Philipster are discussing the possible compromise rule of Philippester.

However, as of now, there is not enough support for approval of the talking Philippester project Joe Mancin He said he wanted all the rule changes to attract the support of both parties Republicans They are strongly opposed to weakening Philipaster.

Joe Mancin And Kirsten Cinema They are also experiencing some external pressure as they oppose attempts to change Philippester to pass the Right to Vote Act.

EMILY’s List, a progressive group that supports female candidates for abortion rights, said it was suspending cinema’s approval because of its stance on Philipster reform.

Emily’s list leader said, “Our purpose will only be realized when everyone has the freedom to hear their voice safely and freely. Lafonsa Butler Said in a statement released yesterday.

Butler noted that his group has not contributed or endorsed the cinema’s campaign since it first won its Senate seat in Arizona’s 2018 election.

“It is not possible to elect pro-democracy women without free and fair elections. It is not possible to defend the right to vote without access to the ballot box,” Butler said.

“Therefore, we would like to clarify: If Sen. Cinema cannot support the way forward for the passage of this law, we hope that he will undermine the foundations of our democracy, his own path to success, and the work of Emily’s list. And we cannot support her progress.”

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Progressive Senator Bernie Sanders He said he would consider supporting the primary challenges Joe Mancin And Kirsten Cinema, Two holeouts Democrats’ Debate over whether to amend Philippester to pass the Right to Vote Act.

Sanders Told reporters yesterday He believes “there is a good chance” because both senators will face primary challenges due to their stance on Philipster.

When asked if he would support such primary competitors, Sanders replied, “OK, yes.”

Mancin dismissed the warning, saying, “I’m been primary for the rest of my life. This is nothing new to me.”

But Sanders’ comments underscore the growing divisions within the Democrats over Philipster.

While progressives support the use of every tool at their disposal to avoid Republican tactics, centrists such as Mancin and Cinema further underscore the importance of both parties, which are increasingly rare in Washington.

Joe Biden He will hold a press conference later today and will be asked for sure what the split says about his party and whether he can do anything else with his own party members who are at odds in Congress.

The blog is coming more and more, so stay tuned.