Vice President Kamala Harris' new role comes as the Biden administration condemns efforts by Republican-led state legislatures to pass restrictive laws the White House says make it harder for Americans to vote
The new role comes as the Biden administration condemns efforts by Republican-led state legislatures to pass restrictive laws the White House says make it harder for Americans to vote. Calling the state bills an"unprecedented assault on our democracy," Biden recognized that he was handing Harris a tough job."I'm asking Vice President Harris to help these efforts, to lead them among her many other responsibilities.
In a statement released Saturday, Biden criticized the bill as an"assault on democracy" and"wrong and un-American." In her own statement on Twitter, Harris used similar language, adding:"We need to make it easier for eligible voters to vote. Not harder."Both the President and vice president have been vocal about voting rights, calling for Congress to pass HR 1, called the For the People Act, and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
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