{"id":499699,"date":"2021-05-12T10:21:13","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T14:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=499699"},"modified":"2021-05-12T10:21:17","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T14:21:17","slug":"gop-senators-hold-the-line-on-for-the-people-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-hold-the-line-on-for-the-people-act\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP senators hold the line on For the People Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-senators-hold-the-line-on-for-the-people-act%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=499699&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2407226\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2407226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined at right by Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., listens during a Senate Rules Committee markup on the \u201cFor the People Act\u201d at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The bill was already passed by Democrats in the House. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:20 AM PT \u2013 Wednesday, May 12, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Republicans are pushing back against Democrats in the fight to preserve election integrity. On Tuesday, lawmakers in the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration hashed out their differences on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/1\/text\">For the People Act<\/a>, also called S.1. GOP lawmakers held the line on their position that the bill would weaponize America\u2019s election system in favor of Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Democratic Party on its own wants to rewrite the ground rules of American politics for their benefit,\u201d stated Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. \u201cWe all know that\u2019s what this is about. It\u2019s hard to imagine anything that would erode public confidence in our democracy more drastically.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Democrats want to rewrite the rules of our elections and restrict Americans\u2019 free speech on a purely partisan basis.<\/p>\n<p>Hard to imagine anything that would shatter public confidence in our democracy more dramatically than a transparent partisan power grab. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bjrCh4tFeW\">pic.twitter.com\/bjrCh4tFeW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Leader McConnell (@LeaderMcConnell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeaderMcConnell\/status\/1392135602989043713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called the bill the \u201cmost radical bill\u201d he\u2019s seen during his time in the Senate. He lambasted provisions dwindling states\u2019 power to administer their own elections and attempts to secure future elections.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas lawmaker noted the bill would make it illegal for states to require voters to show their ID\u2019s and instead promotes ballot harvesting. He warned this could lead to corruption and voter fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Cruz claimed Democrats are trying to expand their voter base. He asserted that they believe granting voting rights to convicted felons and illegal immigrants will add more voters to Democrat Party.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis legislation would disenfranchise millions of Americans,\u201d he stated. \u201cMany of us are referring to this legislation as the \u2018corrupt politicians act\u2019\u2026this legislation is designed to ensure that Democrats never lose another election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Junior Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) aired his grievances about S.1\u2019s efforts to turn the Federal Election Commission (FEC) into a partisan body. The bill would shrink the number of commissioners from six to five, which welcomes the possibility of stacking Democrats in the majority.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Hagerty claimed the bill aims to funnel taxpayer funds into federal elections.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hagerty Opening Statement at Senate Rules Committee\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mSFPIJJfcIU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, the vote did not get reported out of the committee as both sides of the aisle remained evenly divided. However, Democrats are confident that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will use his power to bypass Republican opposition and bring the bill to the Senate floor.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/sen-mcconnell-american-rescue-plan-to-blame-for-bad-job-numbers\/\">Sen. McConnell: American Rescue Plan To Blame For Bad Job Numbers<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined at right by Sen. 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