The vote is expected to happen after the Senate considers legislation countering China. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer argued that Republicans oppose the bill not because of how the commission is structured but because of politics. "The truth of the matter seems to be that Senate Republicans oppose the commission because they fear that it might upset Donald Trump and their party's midterm messaging," said Schumer. Two Democratic senators, Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, have publicly urged Senate Republican senators to also back the bill. The vast majority of the 50 Senate Republicans are expected to oppose it; West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito told CNN that the issue has become "too politicized."

Source: CNN May 27, 2021 09:05 UTC