Democratic strategists have been centering on this broadly popular policy as an easy way to appeal to voters in the midterms. So the GOP is countering by attem

Democratic strategists have been centering on this broadly popular policy as an easy way to appeal to voters in the midterms. So the GOP is countering by attempting to take the issue off the table. Presumably, the Democrats in the Senate will construct a pretext for filibustering the GOP bill in response.