GOP state voting restrictions un-American, Biden declares
Biden laid out what the White House called “the moral case” for voting rights in a speech in Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon. Author: JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press Published: 4:28 AM CDT July 13, 2021 Updated: 2:18 PM CDT July 13, 2021
WASHINGTON President Joe Biden declared that preserving voting rights is “a test of our time” Tuesday as Texas Democrats took dramatic action to stymie their state s latest effort in a nationwide Republican push to tighten ballot restrictions.
Biden, who has proclaimed protecting ballot access the central cause of his presidency, has faced sharp criticism from allies for not doing more, though political headwinds and stubborn Senate math have greatly limited its ability to act.
Biden blasts un-American voting limits; Texas Dems decamp Texas Democrats are in Washington in an effort to deny their GOP-controlled Legislature the necessary quorum to pass a bill placing new restrictions on voting.
By JONATHAN LEMIRE , BRIAN SLODYSKO and ZEKE MILLER
Joe Biden blasts un-American voting limits
Despite the president s ringing words, he avoided any mention of trying to alter the Senate filibuster rule that stands in the path of federal legislation
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President Joe Biden, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, delivers remarks on his âBuy Americanâ initiative Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz
Despite the president s ringing words, he avoided any mention of trying to alter the Senate filibuster rule that stands in the path of federal legislation
Jonathan Lemire, Brian Slodysko and Zeke Miller
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Biden blasts un-American voting limits; Texas Dems act
President Joe Biden delivers a speech on voting rights at the National Constitution Center, Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Joe Biden talks with the Rev. Al Sharpton after he spoke at the National Constitution Center, Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)