As TPM readers likely know, Democrats’ efforts to pass voting rights legislation in Congress have stalled in the face of the Republican filibuster, and because Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) refuse to change the filibuster rules in order to pass voting rights legislation by simple majority.
Joe Manchin Said Ohio Was Proof The Senate Didn’t Need To Pass A Voting Rights Bill. That Example Isn’t Looking So Great Anymore.
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April 22, 2022 9:15 a.m.
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