Senate group plows forward with election law changes after Trump remarks
By Jordain Carney - 01/31/22 08:15 PM EST
A bipartisan group of senators is plowing forward with negotiations to make changes to election laws after former President Trump weighed in on the discussion and lashed out at GOP Sen. Susan Collins (Maine), who is leading the group, and former Vice President Mike Pence.
Senators have divided themselves into five subgroups that will take the lead on various pieces the group is working on — reforming the 1887 Electoral Count Act; protecting election workers; voting practices and rights; the election assistance commission; and presidential transitions — with the goal of regrouping as soon as Friday to measure their progress.
"What I'm hoping is that this weekend we can have a Zoom meeting to talk about the progress that has been made this week," Collins told reporters after the meeting.
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