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Biden pushes for voting rights law amid Republican opposition

By Steve Holland, Reuters

Posted on July 13, 2021

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President Joe Biden, under pressure from U.S. civil rights leaders, said on Tuesday it is a “national imperative” to pass sweeping voting rights legislation that has stalled in Congress amid Republican opposition.

Numerous Republican-controlled states have approved laws that either restrict voting or change election rules following Republican former President Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him through widespread voter fraud.

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Biden pushes for voting rights law amid Republican opposition

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