US Senate Republicans to block Biden-backed voting reforms

The effort by US Democrats to enact nationwide reforms to voting rights lacks support from Republicans.

Republicans in the United States Senate are poised to block debate on sweeping election reform legislation proposed by Democrats and backed by President Joe Biden setting the stage for a confrontation between the two top political parties over US election law. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday he would bring legislation titled For the People Act to the Senate for debate, a move that requires 60 senators to agree. Republicans, however, who control 50 of 100 Senate seats have lined up against the legislation. “They don’t even want to debate it, don’t even want to debate it because they’re afraid,” railed Schumer in Senate floor remarks.