On the recordAugust 10, 2021
Now, even at this late hour, and before the conclusion of the session, this Chamber is going to take one more step in the fight to protect voting rights in this country. In a moment, I will move to discharge the Rules Committee from further consideration of the For the People Act, a vehicle for the Senate to have a debate on voting rights. It is my intention that the first amendment to the bill would be the text of a compromise bill that a group of Senators are working on. Let me be very clear. This is a debate the Senate must have. In America today, we are witnessing the most sweeping and coordinated attacks on voting rights since the era of Jim Crow. Reactionary Republican legislatures are making it harder for poorer, younger, and non-White Americans to vote, while at the same time making it easier for partisan actors to steal an election. Senate Democrats are not going to stand by while this happens. We are going to fight to protect the sacred right to vote. Now, before I make my motion, I yield to my colleague and friend from West Virginia. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from West Virginia.
