'We're buying some time': Texas Democrats heap pressure on Biden, Congress for voting rights action
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Texas House Democrats said Tuesday they can only hold off Republicans' push for restrictive new voting laws for weeks, as they urged President Joe Biden and Democratic members of Congress to look for new ways to implement federal protections -- including backing South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn's call for a filibuster carve-out for voting rights legislation.
The day after they left Texas, flying from Austin to Washington to break the state House's quorum and block a bill that would make it harder for many Texans to vote, House Democratic leader Chris Turner said his party's members will lobby national Democratic leaders to help stop Gov. Greg Abbott and majority Republicans in the state legislature. LIVE UPDATES: The latest on voting rights in the USMore Related News