On a trip to Tulsa where he focused on racial hatred and division, President Joe Biden brought up voting rights and the Democrats' push to pass H.R. 1, a bill that would relax voting rules and give the federal government more control over how states and localities run their elections.
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The Capitol dome is seen from the Russell Senate Office Building on Dec. 20, 2020.Samuel Corum / Getty Images
June 2, 2021, 1:21 PM UTC
BySteve Benen
Over the holiday weekend, Texas Democrats felt some temporary relief when they managed to derail an odious Republican voter-suppression bill. It wasn t long, however, before their attention turned to a different legislative body, 1,300 miles away. Now we need Congress to do their part, state Rep. Erin Zwiener (D-Texas) said. Breaking quorum is about the equivalent of crawling on our knees begging the president and the United States Congress to give us the For the People Act and give us the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer (D-Texas) added.
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The Rev. Liz Theoharis, center at microphone, co-chair of the Poor Peopleâs Campaign, speaks outside National City Christian Church in Washington, April 5, 2021.
Americans across the country are calling for Congress to pass a federal response to legislation that restricts the right to vote at the state level. Democratic lawmakers have responded with two bills that address voting rights, campaign finance, and other democratic processes: the For the People Act (H.R. 1 and S. 1) and the John Lewis Voting Advancement Act (H.R. 4).
By Susan Jones | June 2, 2021 | 7:13am EDT
A ballot drop box for the 2020 General Election in California at the Irvine train station as seen on October 23, 2020 in Irvine, California. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
(CNSNews.com) - On a trip to Tulsa where he focused on racial hatred and division, President Joe Biden brought up voting rights and the Democrats push to pass H.R. 1, a bill that would relax voting rules and give the federal government more control over how states and localities run their elections.
Democrats continue to make the case that Republican state legislatures are specifically trying to suppress the black vote by requiring voter identification, for example, or by eliminating the unsolicited mailing of ballots to everyone on the voter registration rolls, which often are outdated.
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