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Senate Democrats have pledged not to give us on passing the two voting rights bills, following the start of the Senate Republican-led filibuster.
The Manchin compromise may be Democrats’ best hope for passing voting reforms, though civil rights groups are not aligned behind it. Even before the filibuster vote, more than 20 civil rights groups released a statement saying they objected to Manchin’s proposal, which they said was inadequate.