After Senate Minority Blocks Voting Rights Protections, Sen. King Prepares to Put Democracy Over Filibuster
January 20, 2022
January 20, 2022
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2022:
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) voted to close debate on both the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, two bills he has co-sponsored to defend voting rights in the face of state-level laws that would make it harder for millions of Americans to exercise their Constitutional right to vote. The bills were blocked by a Republican filibuster - the . . .
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) voted to close debate on both the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, two bills he has co-sponsored to defend voting rights in the face of state-level laws that would make it harder for millions of Americans to exercise their Constitutional right to vote. The bills were blocked by a Republican filibuster - the . . .