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Will Democrats Change The Senate Rules To Pass Voting Rights Legislation?

Will Democrats Change The Senate Rules To Pass Voting Rights Legislation?

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast


Will Democrats Change The Senate Rules To Pass Voting Rights Legislation?

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast

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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Oct 20, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Another high-profile voting rights push has failed because it did not attract enough Republican support to reach the de facto 60-vote threshold needed to pass legislation through the Senate. Will Democrats change the rules to pass their civil rights legislation with a simple majority?This episode: demographics and culture correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben, politics and racial justice correspondent Juana Summers, and White House correspondent Ayesha Rascoe.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.orgJoin the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Listen to our playlist The NPR Politics Daily Workout.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
Released:
Oct 20, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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