“Our job was to rally the nation and bring people to Washington, D.C.,” Texas state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer said to his colleagues in the crowd. He pointed out the letter on the stage next to him, displaying the more than 500 signatures from state lawmakers demanding that Congress act to protect and expand voting rights. “We want one standard when it comes to voting in America, and that is the American standard.”

Source: Washington Post August 03, 2021 15:39 UTC