Biden and Harris Put Voting Rights Front and Center

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🗓️ 11 January 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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On Tuesday, both President Biden and Vice President Harris plan to give remarks in Atlanta about the importance of passing voting rights legislation and combatting a slew of states’ efforts to restrict the franchise. If Republicans defeat the federal legislation, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has signaled he will push for the elimination of the filibuster in hopes of sending it to Biden’s desk without bipartisan support. Critics say that the Biden Administration is offering words, not deeds, and that time is running out as states gear up for the 2022 midterm elections. What is the state of voting rights and what can be done? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:49.3	Coming up on forum, President Biden and Vice President Harris give remarks in Atlanta today about the importance of
0:55.9	passing federal voting rights legislation and combating a slew of states' efforts to suppress the vote.
1:02.2	But some civil rights groups and voting rights groups will skip the speeches. They say the Biden
1:06.4	administration is offering words, not deeds, in the face of mounting attacks on voting rights,
1:11.3	and time is running out as states gear up for the 2022 midterms.
1:15.6	We'll look at the ways lawmakers have changed voting and elections this past year,
1:19.9	and what can be done. Join us.
1:22.0	Thank you. This is Forum. I'm Mina Kim. Among California's new laws, all registered voters will get mail-in ballots, regardless of whether they signed up to vote
1:45.2	by mail. It's part of the state's effort to give more options and make it easier to vote. And it
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