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Senator Cynthia Lummis pushes Democrats to back Clarity Act ahead of floor vote

The Hill reports that Lummis is urging Democratic backing by highlighting over one hundred bipartisan concessions.

The short version

  • Senator Cynthia Lummis is pressuring Senate Democrats to support the Clarity Act ahead of an upcoming floor procedural vote.[The Hill]
  • Lummis's office stated that Republicans accepted 114 policy modifications originally requested by Democratic lawmakers.[The Hill]
  • Key Democrats and a handful of Republicans continue to voice reservations about the current legislation.[The Hill]

Key facts

  • Senator Cynthia Lummis is lobbying Senate Democrats to back the Clarity Act prior to an upcoming procedural vote.[The Hill]
  • Lummis's office claimed that 114 substantive policy requests made by Democrats were agreed to by Republicans.[The Hill]
  • Certain Republican lawmakers, including Senators Mike Rounds and Jerry Moran, want additional changes to the bill.[The Hill]

What remains uncertain

  • It remains unclear whether the incorporated revisions will satisfy enough Democrats or dissenting Republicans to advance the procedural vote.[The Hill]

Sources

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