Kamala Harris says she s speaking with GOP senators about voting rights legislation By Tim Perry
July 20, 2021 / 9:23 PM / CBS News
Vice President Kamala Harris says she is speaking with Republican senators on a key piece of voting legislation. During a phone interview with CBS News, the vice president said there is no bright line defining whom she speaks to about voting rights legislation. She said it s a non-partisan issue and should be approached that way.
In response to a question about whether she had spoken with any GOP senators about S. 1, the sweeping voting rights bill that has been blocked in the Senate, she replied, I have spoken to Republican senators both elected Republicans and Republican leaders, Harris said, and she identified one GOP senator.
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Texas State Rep. Carl Sherman and colleagues speaks during the Good Trouble Candlelight Vigil for Democracy supporting voting rights, at Black Lives Matter plaza in Washington, Saturday, July 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)(Jose Luis Magana)
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