A different voting rights bill written with the involvement of Sinema and Manchin also doesn’t have enough Republican support to thwart a filibuster.
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said Wednesday as he left Schumer’s office that talks continued about possible rules changes. One possibility is adopting a one-time change in the filibuster to allow a simple majority to pass the legislation. Senators did that this month to approve an increase in the country’s debt limit over GOP objections.
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