Senate Republicans expected to block John Lewis Voting Rights bill in key vote
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The Senate will take a procedural vote on Wednesday to move toward opening debate on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, but Senate Republicans are expected to block the measure.
The John Lewis voting bill that the Senate will consider is aimed at fighting voter suppression and restoring and updating key parts of the landmark Voting Rights Act, originally passed in 1965. The measure is named in honor of the civil rights icon and late congressman John Lewis of Georgia.
At least 10 Republicans would need to join with all 50 members of the Senate Democratic caucus for the legislation to advance. That is not expected to happen as most Republicans have decried any Democratic attempts to enact new voting legislation in the current Congress as partisan and unnecessary.