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Biden To Meet With Senate Democratic Caucus To Urge Voter Rights

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13:00 ET 18:00 GMT: President Joe Biden is on the Hill meeting with members of the Senate Democratic caucus to stress the urgency of passing voter rights legislation.


  • The talks today are part of a week-long campaign by the White House to gather support for the Democrats' most important piece of legislative business.
  • 2022 has seen a pivot away from Build Back Better, the central legislative push of 2021. The flagship social care and climate package remains in limbo.
  • Biden is gambling on success on voter rights to boost support ahead of the November midterms. The primary obstacle to voter rights remains Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) who have publicly opposed bypassing the filibuster to pass voter rights.
  • Recent days have seen more Democratic senators wavering on the issue. Today will be a test of Biden's ability to unify his senators to support the White House agenda.

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