A key senator says congressional Democrats are exploring ways to include financial incentives for states to expand voting access as part of a multitrillion-dollar infrastructure billATLANTA -- Congressional Democrats are exploring ways to include financial incentives for states to expand voting access as part of a multitrillion-dollar infrastructure bill, a key senator said Sunday. “You can do election infrastructure in there because that is part of infrastructure,” Klobuchar said. Republicans are unified against the larger infrastructure package and the election bill. The hearing is part of a sustained push by Klobuchar and fellow Democrats to pass their election bill. They say federal voting standards are needed to counter a raft of new laws pushed by GOP lawmakers in several states, including Georgia, to tighten voting rules.

Source: ABC News July 18, 2021 19:07 UTC