A year after insurrection, Sen. Markey says Congress must pass voting rights bill

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Sen. Ed Markey says Democrats are determined to pass federal voting rights legislation — despite unanimous opposition from Senate Republicans:

would expand voter access and restrict partisan gerrymandering. Critics argue the rules would interfere with states' rights to manage their own elections and make it harder to deter voter fraud.

Last October, the voting rights bill failed to reach the 60-vote threshold needed to move forward. Now, some Senate Democrats want to renew the push for"Otherwise, the Trumpsters across the country will have been successful in actually changing the laws in our country to make it more difficult to ensure that democracy works for everyone" Markey said.

 

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