"What I promised from the very beginning is we'll get it up and we will have a vote. I can't guarantee the result. Trump and others also want us to nuke the legislative filibuster in order to do it, and that's also something I've been very clear about - there just aren't the votes."
"If MAGA Republicans want to bog down the Senate over a debate on voter suppression, Democrats are ready. We're ready to be here all day, all night, as long as it takes. Senate Democrats will never let this rotten bill move through this body."
"Spending more than a week of floor time on a bill that is all but guaranteed to fail isn't typically how the Senate operates. Usually, to show legislation supported by their own party can't clear the chamber's supermajority threshold, Senate leaders quickly move to end debate and prove it can't get 60 votes."
Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced plans to bring an election bill to a vote despite acknowledging it will likely fail to reach the 60-vote threshold needed for passage. Trump has pressured Republicans to eliminate the filibuster to pass the bill, but Thune stated insufficient votes exist for that action. Republicans are spending over a week debating legislation almost certain to fail, an unusual Senate practice, to demonstrate they are fighting for election integrity. Democrats remain unified in opposition, with Minority Leader Chuck Schumer pledging to block the bill regardless of debate duration. Some Republicans hope forcing a talking filibuster will pressure Democrats to concede, though Democratic senators dismissed this strategy.
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