Lessons from the Demise of a Voting Rights Bill
The Daily23 Kesä 2021

Lessons from the Demise of a Voting Rights Bill

The For the People Act, a bill created by House Democrats after the 2018 midterm elections, could have been the most sweeping expansion of voting rights in a generation.

On Tuesday night, however, Senate Republicans filibustered the bill before it could even be debated.

What lessons can we take from its demise?

Guest: Nicholas Fandos, a congressional correspondent for The New York Times.

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