Biden told reporters last week he planned on "speaking extensively" on voting rights, along with "going on the road on this issue." "If we don't put the street heat on it won't happen," he said of voting rights legislation. The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against a new voting law in Georgia, and voting rights advocates have encouraged the administration to take similar steps in other states. The ability of a state legislative body to come along and vote vote to change who is declared the winner, I find to be somewhat astounding," he said. "He conveyed he wants to speak to the country about voting rights and how he is going to address it moving forward.

Source: CNN July 08, 2021 11:05 UTC