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House Democrats tee up second voting rights measure

By Susan Cornwell, Reuters Posted on
2021-08-17T182633Z_1_LYNXMPEH7G0Z8_RTROPTP_4_USA-CONGRESS-VOTING-RIGHTS-1200×800-1

Democrats said Tuesday they would seek to advance another voting rights measure in the House of Representatives with the hopes of breaking a Senate logjam on the issue, but the odds of doing so remained long.

Democrats want to pass federal voting rights legislation to try to counteract a wave of voting restrictions passed by Republican-led state legislatures. But Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell has said voting rules should be left to the states.

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House Democrats tee up second voting rights measure

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