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Senate Republican filibuster blocks Democrats' voting rights bill

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WASHINGTON - Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights groups argued is vital for protecting democracy was blocked Wednesday by a Republican filibuster, a setback for President Joe Biden and his party after a raw, emotional debate.Democrats were poised to immediately pivot to voting on a Senate rules change as a way to overcome the filibuster and approve the bill with a simple majority.

But the rules change was also headed toward defeat, as Biden has been unable to persuade two holdout senators in his own party, Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin of West Virginia, to change the Senate procedures for this one bill."This is not just another routine day in the Senate, this is a moral moment," said Sen.

Raphael Warnock, D-Ga.The initial vote was 49-51, short of the 60 votes needed to advance over the filibuster. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., voted no for procedural reasons so Democrats can revisit the legislation.The nighttime voting capped a day of piercing debate that carried echoes of an earlier era when the Senate filibuster was deployed in lengthy speeches by opponents of civil rights legislation.Voting rights advocates are warning that Republican-led states nationwide are passing laws making it more difficult for Black Americans and others to vote by consolidating polling locations, requiring certain types of identification and ordering other changes.RELATED: Senate presses ahead with voting rights debate: Here's what the legislation would doVice President Kamala Harris presided, able to cast a potentially tie-breaking vote in the 50-50 Senate.Democrats decided to press ahead despite the potential for high-stakes defeat at a tumultuous time for Biden and his party.

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