Senate Democrats are planning to try to force votes on some of Donald Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE's most controversial campaign promises, including a ban on Muslims entering the country.

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"These votes will give all Senators a chance to take a stand on the policy issues dominating the public debate — and Republicans a chance to stand with the frontrunner for their nomination," the Democratic leader said Thursday in a statement.

It's unclear when Democrats will try to force the votes or what legislation they will use to advance the measures. Reid, however, added that finding time for the votes "can be done easily and efficiently under an open amendment process, with no interference to the light workload Senate Republican leaders have announced for 2016."

Asked about Reid's comments, McConnell warned that Republicans could also bring up amendments that would put Democrats in an awkward spot with their presidential candidates. "It's worth noting that what's good for the goose is good for the gander, and so you could expect amendments that they might not like related to the Sanders or Clinton campaigns," he told reporters. "But as a general rule, what I've tried to ask the Senate to do is let the presidential candidates run their race, and let's try to do the people's business."

While Senate Republicans broadly dismissed Trump's push to ban Muslims from entering the country and have shown no signs of affection for Trump , they've also been reluctant to completely alienate him or his supporters.

The votes could put a handful of GOP senators running for reelection in Democratic-leaning states in a tough spot. Republicans are defending 24 total Senate seats in November.

- Updated at 2:10 p.m.