Jan. 3, 2022: Dems to use Jan. 6 anniversary to supercharge voting rights push

Published: Jan. 3, 2022, 11 a.m.

b'It\\u2019s going to be an emotional week for a lot of people on Capitol Hill. With the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol siege Thursday, Congress is planning an array of memorials and speeches to commemorate one of the darkest days in American history. But Democrats are hoping that Thursday will be more than just a day of remembrance. In the Senate, we hear from well-positioned sources, there\\u2019s a desire to take the opportunity to supercharge the party\\u2019s long-stalled voting rights legislation \\u2014 possibly even using the anniversary to try to get Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) to go nuclear on the filibuster or embrace rules changes.'