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White House press secretary Jen Psaki called Sen. Joe Manchin's voting rights proposal a 'step forward,' as the Senate is slated to vote to begin debate on the issue Tuesday.
'It's a step forward,' she said during Monday's press briefing. 'We don't expect there to be a magical 10 votes. I'm not suggesting that. But just two weeks ago, there were questions about whether Democrats would be aligned.'
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday afternoon that he would have the Senate vote Tuesday on a motion to proceed, which would allow the body to begin debating a voting rights compromise.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the White House would continue to push for voting rights legislation even if a test vote fails in the Senate Tuesday. Psaki also said Sen. Joe Manchin's compromise idea was a 'step forward'
'It's not a vote on any particular policy, it's not a vote on this bill or that bill, it's a vote on whether the Senate should simply debate the issue of voting rights,' Schumer explained Monday.
That motion will need a filibuster-proof 60 votes, meaning it's likely to fail.
'If the vote is unsuccessful tomorrow, we suspect it will prompt a new
