Schumer hopes to move on election reform bill by ‘August or so’

By Haley Victory Smith

Published April 25, 2021 9:09pm ET

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Schumer hopes to move on election reform bill by ‘August or so’ — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he hopes to act on the Democrats’ sweeping election reform bill by the end of this summer.

During an interview set to air on MSNBC’s The Mehdi Hasan Show Sunday evening, Schumer called some of the election changes being made at the state level “frankly racist,” emphasizing the need for H.R. 1, which passed through the House on March 3 without any Republican support.

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