People For Member,
This week President Biden will take the rare step of addressing the Senate Democratic caucus in person, with voting rights as the top item on the agenda. He will make the case for them to “fix or nix” the filibuster to pass desperately needed voting rights bills: the Freedom to Vote Act and the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has pledged to vote on measures that would reform the filibuster by MLK Jr. Day on Monday, to set the stage for votes on these historic measures that have been blocked by months of Republican obstruction.
In his most forceful speech to date on the fight to safeguard our democracy from far-right attacks, President Biden put it as plainly as possible to the American people:
Jim Crow 2.0 is about two insidious things: voter suppression and election subversion. It’s no longer about who gets to vote; it’s about making it harder to vote. It’s about who gets to count the vote and whether your vote counts at all.
It’s not hyperbole; this is a fact.
So, while we’re thrilled that President Biden is condemning those who stand in the way of protecting our sacred right to vote from Republican attacks, we know that pressure on the Senate MUST be increased if these bills have any chance to pass and be enacted in time for the midterm election.
Thanks as always for all that you do and for standing beside us in this fight.
Zach, People For the American Way
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