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07-19-2022, 04:08 AM
The For the People Act, a bill created by House Democrats after the 2018 midterm elections, could have been the most sweeping expansion of voting rights in a generation.
On Tuesday night, however, Senate Republicans filibustered the bill before it could even be debated.
What lessons can we take from its demise?
Guest: Nicholas Fandos (https://www.nytimes.com/by/nicholas-fandos?smid=pc-thedaily), a congressional correspondent for The New York Times.
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Background reading:
By blocking the sweeping voting rights bill (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/us/politics/filibuster-voting-rights.html?smid=pc-thedaily), Republicans dealt a blow to Democrats’ attempts to counter a wave of state-level ballot restrictions, while also supercharging a campaign to end the legislative filibuster.
In the wake of the bill’s demise, Democrats and civil rights groups have reaffirmed their resolve to fight (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/us/politics/voting-rights-bill-democrats.html?smid=pc-thedaily) for voting protections in Congress.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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On Tuesday night, however, Senate Republicans filibustered the bill before it could even be debated.
What lessons can we take from its demise?
Guest: Nicholas Fandos (https://www.nytimes.com/by/nicholas-fandos?smid=pc-thedaily), a congressional correspondent for The New York Times.
Sign up here (https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily) to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, subscribe to our newsletter (https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline).
Background reading:
By blocking the sweeping voting rights bill (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/us/politics/filibuster-voting-rights.html?smid=pc-thedaily), Republicans dealt a blow to Democrats’ attempts to counter a wave of state-level ballot restrictions, while also supercharging a campaign to end the legislative filibuster.
In the wake of the bill’s demise, Democrats and civil rights groups have reaffirmed their resolve to fight (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/us/politics/voting-rights-bill-democrats.html?smid=pc-thedaily) for voting protections in Congress.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)