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Chuck Schumer, the senate majority leader, said Thursday that he wants to pass Democrats' two sweeping voting bills in time for the 2022 election. But that looks increasingly more difficult the longer Democrats delay.

Advocates don't think the window to do anything about the 2022 elections has passed, but it is rapidly closing.