Schumer says he could bring voting legislation back to Senate floor

[July 14, 2021]    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday that he reserves the right to bring voting legislation back to the Senate floor, after Republicans voted to block lawmakers from debating the issue last month.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is flanked by Senators' Patty Murray (D-WA), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) as he talks to reporters following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

"The bottom line is this: Democrats will not stop fighting to protect voting rights and defend our democracy ... the vote in June was the opening gun, not the finish line," Schumer said in a floor speech.

"As majority leader, I reserve the right to bring back voting rights and democracy reform for another vote on the Senate floor," he said.

(Reporting by David Morgan)

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