More than 100 state legislators to join Texas Democrats in Washington for voting rights pressure campaign
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As the Texas legislature enters the final week of its special session, state Democrats are bringing in reinforcements from around the country to Washington, DC, in a final push to pressure federal lawmakers to pass voting rights legislation.
Beginning Monday, more than 100 Democratic state legislators will fly into the nation's capital as part of a planned "week of action" centered on convincing US senators to forgo their August recess until the upper chamber passes the For the People Act, the sweeping Democratic voting and election bill shot down by Senate Republicans earlier this year. The lawmakers, who hail from at least 20 states, will kick off their advocacy campaign with a rally on Tuesday in the nation's capital.More Related News