Congress has released a bipartisan government funding bill that includes a rewrite of federal election laws aimed at preventing another Jan. 6-style attack.
for former President Donald Trump and alleging he waged “a multi-part scheme to overturn the results and block the transfer of power” after losing the 2020 election. But unlike the panel's recommendations, the bill's provisions would have the force of law.
to become speaker next year, has sought to torpedo the package and punt the issue until Republicans take control. He has pressured GOP lawmakers to vote against it, forcing Democrats to supply most of the votes to pass it in the House. The bill has more bipartisan support in the Senate, where it is expected to get the 60 votes it needs to break a filibuster.
“I’m confident both sides can find things in it that they can enthusiastically support,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Monday, calling the spending bill “the last major item on our to-do list” this year before leaving for the holidays. “It’s not going to be everything anybody wanted,” he said.would “leave the country high and dry,” and that a government shutdown would be worse.
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