“‘The big lie’ is just that, a big lie,” Biden said, calling the election “the most scrutinized” in American history. Activists want more than talk President Biden is under pressure from progressives to do more on voting rights as Texas Democratic legislators flee state. The Texas Democrats are determined to thwart the Republican legislation to restrict voter access, bar 24-hour polling places and ballot drop boxes, and empower partisan poll watchers. Vice President Kamala Harris, who is overseeing the administration efforts on voting rights, met many of the Texas lawmakers Tuesday afternoon on Capitol Hill. Advertisement“President Biden wouldn’t need to come to Philadelphia today and give a speech on voting rights if Democrats in D.C. started to vote like actual Democrats,” Fetterman said.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 13, 2021 19:52 UTC