Democrats Push to Pass Voting Rights Bills Despite Republican Pushback | EWTN News Nightly

Senate Democrats are eager to see a win on an issue they warn could have long-term consequences for US Democracy, a pair of voting rights bills. They're pushing to pass them this week, even if it means changing the rules in the Senate. On the heels of the President and Vice President's trip to Georgia to sell Americans on voting rights reform, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says Republicans face a choice. Senator Schumer says, "They can follow in the footprints of our patriotic predecessors in this chamber or they can sit by just as the segregationist-oriented Democrats in the post-civil war era did and try to have democracy unravel." However, Republicans say these bills would amount to a government take over of the election process. The 2 voting rights bills include the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would restore the power of the federal government to oversee state voting laws, and the Freedom to Vote Act, which brings broad changes to election and campaign finance laws. Passing the bills would require changes to the Senate. debate rules, like requiring only 50 votes to pass bill in the Senate. This is something that no Republican is willing to support. Capitol Hill Correspondent, Erik Rosales reports.

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