Washington (CNN) A group of Texas House Democrats who fled their state in a bid to stop restrictive voting legislation met with Democratic US Sens. Amy Klobuchar, Jeff Merkley and, Raphael Warnock on Wednesday as they press Congress to pass federal voting rights legislation. "We're actually handing the baton to our Senate colleagues, our Senate members, to finish this race," Texas state House Rep. Nicole Collier told reporters following their meeting. Since arriving, the group has sought meetings with members of Congress to urge them to pass federal voting rights legislation, including the sweeping For the People Act. Merkley, another lead sponsor of the For the People Act, echoed that message, adding: "They haven't come to DC by accident."

Source: CNN July 14, 2021 20:03 UTC