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Jan. 3, 2022: Dems to use Jan. 6 anniversary to supercharge voting rights push
Jan. 3, 2022: Dems to use Jan. 6 anniversary to supercharge voting rights push
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Jan 3, 2022
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It’s going to be an emotional week for a lot of people on Capitol Hill.
With the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol siege Thursday,
Congress is planning an array of memorials and speeches to commemorate
one of the darkest days in American history. Lawmakers will have the
opportunity to tell their personal stories of what it was like to hide
from angry rioters. Cable news will blanket the airwaves with harrowing
footage of the assault. Leaders of the Capitol Police will testify
before the Senate Rules Committee about the security situation one year
later.
But Democrats are hoping that Thursday will be more than just a day of
remembrance. In the Senate, we hear from well-positioned sources,
there’s a desire to take the opportunity to supercharge the party’s
long-stalled voting rights legislation — possibly even using the
anniversary to try to get Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and Joe Manchin
(D-W.Va.) to go nuclear on the filibuster or embrace rules changes.
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Raghu Manavalan is the Host of POLITICO's Playbook.
Jenny Ament is the Senior Producer of POLITICO Audio.
With the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol siege Thursday,
Congress is planning an array of memorials and speeches to commemorate
one of the darkest days in American history. Lawmakers will have the
opportunity to tell their personal stories of what it was like to hide
from angry rioters. Cable news will blanket the airwaves with harrowing
footage of the assault. Leaders of the Capitol Police will testify
before the Senate Rules Committee about the security situation one year
later.
But Democrats are hoping that Thursday will be more than just a day of
remembrance. In the Senate, we hear from well-positioned sources,
there’s a desire to take the opportunity to supercharge the party’s
long-stalled voting rights legislation — possibly even using the
anniversary to try to get Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and Joe Manchin
(D-W.Va.) to go nuclear on the filibuster or embrace rules changes.
Subscribe to POLITICO Playbook.
Raghu Manavalan is the Host of POLITICO's Playbook.
Jenny Ament is the Senior Producer of POLITICO Audio.
Released:
Jan 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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