Biden calls on Senate to change filibuster rules for voting rights as he turns up the heat on Congress to pass major bills
CNN
President Joe Biden is in Atlanta on Tuesday delivering a major speech on voting rights, looking to turn up the heat on reluctant senators as Democrats face pressure to pass two pieces of pending legislation opposed by nearly all Republicans on Capitol Hill.
"I've been having these quiet conversations with members of Congress for the last two months. I'm tired of being quiet," Biden said, slapping his hand on the lectern to emphasize his point.
The President's speech in Atlanta, a city at the heart of the civil rights movement, is the latest in his recurring calls for the nation's voting rights to be bolstered. Throughout the first year of his presidency, Biden has devoted several speeches to voting rights, including in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on the centenary of the race massacre in that city; South Carolina State University's graduation ceremony; at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington and at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
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