Article 5H7F1 Biden touts achievements at Georgia rally as he marks 100 days as president – as it happened

Biden touts achievements at Georgia rally as he marks 100 days as president – as it happened

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Maanvi Singh (now) and Lauren Aratani (earlier)
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- Lauren Aratani and Maanvi Singh

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During Joe Biden's first 100 days in office, there are few issues more pressing than the escalating attack on the right to vote in America. Democrats may be running out of time to address it.

As Republicans have pushed more than 360 bills across the country to restrict access to the ballot, the president and Democrats have strongly condemned those efforts, but they've been unable to stop them. Even though Democrats control both chambers of Congress in Washington, they can't pass a sweeping voting rights bill because they don't have enough votes to get rid of the filibuster, an arcane senate rule that requires 60 votes to advance legislation. A showdown over the filibuster has loomed over the first 100 days of the Biden administration, but during the next 100 days, it's clear that a showdown over getting rid of the procedure is unavoidable.

Related: Why a filibuster showdown in the US Senate is unavoidable

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