Republicans are using their new House majority to jam endangered Democrats into politically sensitive votes, including a debate over so-called 'woke' policies that the GOP is eager to inflame.
and other procedural methods to force Democrats to either embrace President Biden's positions or buck their own party. That includes on issues such as ESG investing, crime, COVID-19 and clean-water regulations.in 2024, with three senators up for re-election in states former President Trump won in 2020.
Sens. Joe Manchin and Jon Tester — the only Senate Democrats up for re-election in states Trump won by double digits in 2020 — voted for the resolution.What they're saying: President Biden has promised to veto the measure. He'll likely have to keep his pen out in the coming weeks.the legislation is intended as ammunition for lawsuits aiming to strike down the rule in the courts.Republicans also want to show their voters they're standing up to the president and are eager to notch legislative wins — even symbolic ones — to hold their coalition together.
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