Schatz locks down votes to replace Durbin as whip

Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz (D) has locked down the votes helium needs to regenerate Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) arsenic Senate Democratic whip erstwhile Durbin retires from Congress astatine the extremity of adjacent year, according to a idiosyncratic acquainted with Schatz’s support. Schatz, the Democratic main lawman whip, has besides earned the endorsement of Senate Democratic…