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GOP ready to block elections bill in Senate showdown

by Lisa MascaroBrian Slodysko
| June 22, 2021 12:06 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democrats’ expansive elections and voting bill headed for all but certain rejection late Tuesday in a key Senate test vote, providing a dramatic example of Republicans’ use of the filibuster to block legislation and forcing hard questions for Democrats over next steps.

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