Chuck Schumer outlines loophole to open debate on voting rights bill

A strategy involving a shell' bill would allow Democrats to evade an initial filibuster from Republicans seeking to block the debate

Lacking the votes to change the filibuster rules that have stalled their sweeping voting rights legislation, Senate Democrats are pushing ahead with a new strategy that would utilize an unusual loophole maneuver to open debate on the bills.

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer outlined the plan in a memo obtained by the Associated Press and others on Wednesday, on the eve of Joe Biden's visit to meet privately with Senate Democrats about the path forward.