Senate Democrats block stock trading ban over voter ID ‘poison pill’
All Senate Democrats lined up against a bill restricting members of Congress from buying and selling stocks, utilizing the 60-vote filibuster to block the measure from becoming law.
TL;DR
- Senate Democrats blocked a bill restricting congressional stock trading.
- The filibuster was used to prevent the bill from passing.
- A voter ID requirement, added from the SAVE America Act, was the reason for opposition.
- Democrats called the voter ID addition a 'poison pill' and an attempt at voter suppression.
- Republicans supported the voter ID requirement, citing public support.