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From The Senate Floor: Voter Rights Debate

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The Senate is in recess. Here are some of the key arguments from the floor on the debate over the filibuster, Senate rule changes, and voter rights.


Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ): Strongly supports the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Will not support bypassing the filibuster as she believes it will worsen the partisan divisions within the country.

Senator Ben Sassa (R-NE): President Biden has gone 'full demagogue'. The president led by a tiny minority of far left activists. The Electoral Vote Act should be reformed. Changing the filibuster is an irreversible 'slippery slope'. The American people need protection from 'two terrible parties' legislating policy with a thin majority. Senate filibuster essential for keeping legislative power in check and encouraging bipartisanship in Congress.

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