House Democrats Pass , Voting Rights Bill, Setting Up Senate Showdown.<br />'The Independent' reports that Democrats <br />in the House of Representatives passed an omnibus <br />voting rights bill that combines the Freedom to Vote Act <br />and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.<br />Both of those bills independently faced <br />Republican filibusters in the Senate. .<br />The new bill is headed to the upper chamber, where Democrats are reportedly considering changing Senate rules to prevent further GOP obstruction. .<br />The bill, which would create national <br />voting standards, fight election subversion <br />and renew anti-discrimination protections <br />from the Voting Rights Act of 1965, <br />passed by a vote of 220-203. .<br />'The Independent' reports that no Republican <br />representatives supported the bill. .<br />On January 13, President Joe Biden <br />will meet with senators following <br />a speech condemning Republican-<br />backed state-level legislation <br />that restricts voting rights. .<br />Republicans in the Senate reportedly lambasted Biden's support for changing filibuster rules. .<br />'The Independent' reports that over the last few years, <br />multiple voting rights bills have passed in the House, <br />only to be stonewalled by Republicans in the Senate. .<br />The House has made clear we stand with <br />the people in the fight for voting rights, Nancy Pelosi, Democratic House Speaker,<br />via 'The Independent'.<br />Nothing less is at stake <br />than our democracy, Nancy Pelosi, Democratic House Speaker,<br />via 'The Independent'.<br />You have changed your rules 150 times, <br />most recently to raise the debt ceiling. <br />If you can protect the credit of the United <br />States, surely you can protect democracy, Terri Sewell, Democratic U.S. Representative, <br />via 'The Independent'
