.@SenSchumer says he's prepared to bring the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to a Senate vote "as soon as next week."
Schumer says the voting bill is "about protecting the very soul of this nation—about preserving our identity as a free people."
"Republican obstruction is not a cause for throwing in the towel." He says the Senate "needs to be restored" as the world's greatest deliberative body.
"Republican obstruction is not a cause for throwing in the towel." He says the Senate "needs to be restored" as the world's greatest deliberative body.
Schumer compares the current struggle on voting legislation to the post-Civil War effort in the Senate to protect civil and voting rights, when the majority party (then the GOP) also faced unanimous opposition from the minority party.
"That didn't stop the majority," he says.
"That didn't stop the majority," he says.
.@SenSchumer: "Members of this body now face a choice: they can follow in the footsteps of our patriotic predecessors in this chamber. Or they can sit by as the fabric of our democracy unravels before our very eyes."
Notable remarks that flick at the big filibuster question:
Notable remarks that flick at the big filibuster question:
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