{"id":637047,"date":"2021-08-12T12:22:40","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T16:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=637047"},"modified":"2021-08-12T12:22:43","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T16:22:43","slug":"gop-blocks-for-the-people-act-from-moving-forward-before-senate-goes-on-recess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-blocks-for-the-people-act-from-moving-forward-before-senate-goes-on-recess\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP blocks \u2018For the People Act\u2019 from moving forward before Senate goes on recess"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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-blocks-for-the-people-act-from-moving-forward-before-senate-goes-on-recess%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=637047&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_2489757\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2489757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 AUGUST 11: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) leaves the Senate Chamber in the U.S. Capitol on August 11, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (Liz Lynch\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 9:12 AM PT \u2013 Thursday, August 12, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Just before adjourning for the rest of the month, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) set up a battle over Democrats\u2019 so-called voting rights legislation. Early Wednesday morning, Senate Republicans blocked a Democrat attempt to advance the \u2018For the People Act.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Heading into the vote, Democrats signaled they knew the legislation wouldn\u2019t have the votes to pass through and that it was designed to show Senate Democrats are still trying to pass their agenda through before going on legislative recess. Meanwhile, Democrats have been trying to pass the so-called \u2018For the People Act\u2019 for months, which contains many provisions that Republicans along with some moderate Democrats have said would amount to government overreach.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FOR THE PEOPLE ACT: In the dead of night, Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tedcruz<\/a> successfully blocked Democrats&#8217; For the People Act from passing in the Senate. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XeWRux2YXf\">pic.twitter.com\/XeWRux2YXf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Forbes (@Forbes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Forbes\/status\/1425493918293057539?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Speaking on the floor, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said the package is a major partisan power grab on the part of Democrats. While Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), who ultimately voted to open the bill up for debate, said he\u2019s concerned over Democrat attempts to expand the federal government\u2019s control over elections and their opposition to basic efforts to strengthen election integrity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI firmly believe that we need common sense voter ID requirements, just like we have in West Virginia,\u201d said Manchin. \u201cThey strengthen the security of our elections without making it harder for Americans to vote. I also firmly believe that we shouldn\u2019t politicize the federal elections commission, prohibit any guardrails on vote-by-mail, or prevent local election officials from doing basic maintenance of voter roles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, while also speaking on the floor, Majority Leader Schumer attempted to frame the bill as a class and race issue, pointing to a number of bills passed by Republican-led state legislators nationwide aimed at protecting election integrity.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FOR THE PEOPLE ACT: Senate Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chuckschumer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChuckSchumer<\/a> (D-NY) slammed Republicans for blocking debate early this morning on the For the People Act \u2014 a block achieved by Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TedCruz<\/a> (R-TX). <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8L9qX9xQ1v\">pic.twitter.com\/8L9qX9xQ1v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Forbes (@Forbes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Forbes\/status\/1425491555503296517?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIn America today, we are witnessing the most sweeping and coordinated attacks on voting rights since the era of Jim Crow,\u201d stated Schumer. \u201cReactionary Republican legislatures are making it harder for poorer, younger and non-white Americans to vote. While at the same time, making it easier for partisan actors to steal an election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Schumer said Senators have been working on a compromise bill, which they plan to unveil as the First Amendment to the \u2018For the People Act\u2019 when the Senate returns in September.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/gun-owners-group-fights-for-right-to-carry-at-minn-state-fair\/\">Gun Owners\u2019 Group Fights For Right To Carry At Minn. State Fair<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 AUGUST 11: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) leaves the Senate Chamber in the U.S. Capitol on August 11, 2021 in Washington, D.C. 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