Senate set to take up sweeping voting rights bill. But it's unlikely to advance
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The Senate on Tuesday is set to take up a sweeping voting an elections reform bill, an attempt by Democrats to respond to the restrictive voting measures taken up and enacted by multiple Republican-led states across the country. But despite implementing changes to the bill to assuage a moderate Democrat, it is unlikely to receive sufficient support to advance to a full vote on the Senate floor.
On Monday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday's vote is simply to begin debate on voting rights. "It's not a vote on any particular policy," Schumer said. "It's not a vote on this bill or that bill. It's a vote on whether the Senate should simply debate the issue about voting rights, the crucial issue of voting rights in this country."Parts of the West are under excessive heat warnings and officials say multiple record-high temperatures are expected – with some areas already reaching them. Temperatures will only get hotter on Thursday, which was expected to be the hottest day of the heat wave for most areas and the weekend is expected to be 10 to 15 degrees above normal, according to the The National Weather Service Las Vegas.