… is not going to pass, but was purely designed to try to embarrass other members of the Senate and maybe create a narrative that could be used in the election. Senator Schumer held a series of partisan messaging votes leading up to the election, which he knew would never pass. They were designed solely to force Republican senators to take votes on bogus bills to gain some sort of perceived political messaging advantage. (11:11–11:19)
CLAIM
Asserts that Senator Schumer held votes for political messaging rather than legislative progress.
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