'We have been talking about this for too long with no action,' said RepJayapal. 'This is a moment that we cannot let slip by.'
"We have been talking about this for too long with no action," says the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus."This is a moment that we cannot let slip by."Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal stressed Thursday that the stakes couldn't be higher for U.S.
"The reality is we have been talking about this for too long with no action," Jayapal added."This is a moment that we cannot let slip by... We are already late, frankly, in working to reverse a long-held Republican agenda to suppress the vote." authored by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer —will allow the upper chamber to receive the newly amended bill from the House and begin debate without needing 60 votes, temporarily bypassing the legislative filibuster.
voting rights legislation, Schumer said he will pursue a motion that would change the filibuster rule and allow the measure to pass with a simple majority.refusing to support filibuster reform, Democrats do not yet have the 51 votes they need to change Senate rules.
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