Biden faces growing pressure from the left over voting bill
Alexandra Jaffe
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Vice President Kamala Harrisspeaks about voting rights, Wednesday, June 23, 2021, during a virtual event at the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
WASHINGTON – When New York Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones was at the White House for the signing of the proclamation making Juneteenth a national holiday last week, he told President Joe Biden their party needed him more involved in passing voting legislation on the Hill.
In response? Biden “just sort of stared at me,” Jones said, describing an “awkward silence” that passed between the two.
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