Schumer sets up June vote on elections overhaul bill

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“We have seen the limits of bipartisanship,” Schumer told reporters at a press conference after the vote. “Everything’s on the table.”

"He has encouraged a lot more conversation, a lot more analytical thinking. And I do believe he's going to become a part of the process," Wood said.

” The Republican opposition to the bipartisan panel has revived Democratic pressure to do away with the filibuster, a time-honored Senate tradition that requires a vote by 60 of the 100 senators to cut off debate and advance a bill. With the Senate evenly split 50-50, Democrats needed the support of 10 Republicans to move to the commission bill, because Republicans invoked the filibuster.

 

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