U.S. Senate's Schumer mulls passing election reform without Republicans

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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer signaled to Republicans on Tuesday that if they block an upcoming election reform bill, he will look for a path around the chamber's filibuster rule to try to pass it with only Democratic support.

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Schumer noted that Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, a moderate who wields great power to advance or block legislation in the narrowly divided chamber, has signed on to try to secure Republican support.

Bypassing Republicans would likely require altering or abandoning the Senate's filibuster rule, which requires 60 of the chamber's 100 members to agree on most legislation. Manchin has repeatedly objected to any change to the filibuster, but some Democrats have said a failure to secure Republican backing for the voting rights act could change his mind.

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Republicans will never allow election reform. Damn the filibuster and full steam ahead.

Do it, just st do it now!!!

Mulls?

Time to act SenSchumer . Do it!!!!!

The four worst words on the English language for us Democrats; Schumer is mulling again.

DO IT, CHUCK!

What is there to mull over?

WADR, SenSchumer THE GOP Republicans WILL NEVER HELP USA Families infrastructure immigration healthcare ClimateCrisis Seniors Poverty OR HELP Democrats PASS JohnLewisVotingRightsAct VotingRights Infrastructurebill bc The GOP WANTS Biden To Fail ‼️

Schumer needs to “mull” harder ! Election Reform should have been done YESTERDAY !

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