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Biden Is Right That Congress Must Pass Voting Rights Bills, But the Senate Must Eliminate Filibuster to Do It

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Wednesday, April 28, 2021

PRESS CONTACT:
Ryan Thomas
ryan@standupamerica.com
(763) 954-0470

Today, after President Joe Biden’s first address before a joint session of Congress, Stand Up America Founder and President Sean Eldridge released the following statement:

“President Biden laid out a bold, ambitious agenda during his speech tonight—including committing to sign into law legislation that would protect our freedom to vote and root out corruption in our politics. And he’s right—Congress needs to pass both the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.

“But if we have any hope of getting it done, we need to first end the filibuster. We cannot let a minority of senators representing an even smaller minority of the population stand in the way of protecting our democracy.”

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