Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday sharply criticized new bills being offered by Republicans in dozens of states that would place limits on the ability to vote.
Schumer, testifying before the Senate Rules Committee on a sweeping elections reform bill, accused Republicans of trying to “disenfranchise” voters after losing the 2020 election.
“Shame on them. … This is infuriating. I would like to ask my Republican colleagues: Why are you so afraid of democracy,” Schumer said. Continue reading.