Democrats in Washington have so far been unsuccessful in their push for federal election reform, and meanwhile, some Republican state lawmakers are passing their own, more restrictive voting laws. Rev. William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign, and Democratic Texas state Rep. Chris Turner, join Yamiche Alcindor to discuss.
Senate Republicans have successfully blocked sweeping legislation authored by Democrats this year that would have dramatically changed campaign and voting laws nationwide in a manner the GOP believes would give the Democratic Party a significant advantage in future elections.
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The fugitive Texas House Democrats were left stranded Wednesday in Washington, D.C., unable to push for federal voting-rights legislation with Congress on recess and unable to return to the Lone Star State without risking arrest.
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