Biden prods Senate, but Sinema dashes voting bill’s chances
By BRIAN SLODYSKO
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is meeting privately with Senate Democrats at the Capitol, a visit intended to deliver a jolt to the party’s long-stalled voting and elections legislation. Before he arrived on Thursday, Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema all but dashed the bill’s chances, declaring she could not support a “short sighted” rules change to get past a Republican blockade. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is using Senate procedural rules to bypass a filibuster and force the legislation to the floor for a debate. But the Democrats still lack the support within their own party to overhaul the rules and pass the bill with a simple majority.