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Senate Republicans block debate on sweeping voting rights bill

Name: Senate Republicans block debate on sweeping voting rights bill
Uploaded: 2021-06-23T07:10:25-0400
Duration: 2 min 30 s
Description: Democrats insist the fight over voting rights is not over after GOP senators blocked their sweeping election reform bill. A move to begin debate on the For the People Act failed to advance in a 50-50 party-line vote, falling short of the 60 votes needed. Nancy Cordes reports.

Democrats insist the fight over voting rights is not over after GOP senators blocked their sweeping election reform bill. A move to begin debate on the For the People Act failed to advance in a 50-50 party-line vote, falling short of the 60 votes needed. Nancy Cordes reports.