Republicans Use Filibuster To Block Debate On Democrats’ Major Voting Rights Bill WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 08: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) heads to the floor of the Senate for a vote on June 8, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) June 22, 2021 6:22 p.m.
Republicans filibustered the For The People Act Tuesday evening, blocking the bill from proceeding to debate on the Senate floor.
The final vote count was an even 50-50 split right down party lines, short of the 60 “yes” votes needed to overcome the filibuster.
“I want to be clear about what just happened on the Senate floor,” an impassioned Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said after the vote failed. “Every single Senate Republican just voted against starting debate
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