President Biden plans to throw his weight behind congressional Democrats’ push to pass long-stalled elections bills, even if it requires changing Senate rules, in a speech in Atlanta designed to build support for the imperiled legislation
for creating a “web of lies” with his false claims of election fraud. He and other Democrats have tried to draw a direct line between the claims of fraud, the Jan. 6 riot and the need for new federal elections laws.
Republicans, who have repeatedly blocked elections-related legislation, said Democrats were overplaying their hand. “His speech gives an indication that maybe he’s getting it, but I don’t think up until now that he or his White House team has fully recognized the threat to democracy,” said Cliff Albright, executive director of Black Voters Matter, an advocacy group that signed onto a letter saying Mr. Biden shouldn’t arrive in Georgia without a specific plan to enact voting legislation.Citing past Democratic leaders, Mr. Albright said: “Lyndon Johnson would get it done.
A year after pro-Trump rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol, lawmakers and Americans remain divided over what happened on Jan. 6, 2021, and who is to blame. WSJ journalists look at changes in Congress since then, and what it could mean for the 2022 midterm elections. Photos: Getty Images
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