Article 5M5FR Biden defends voting rights – but no word on ending the filibuster

Biden defends voting rights – but no word on ending the filibuster

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Sam Levine in Austin, Texas
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The president gave an impassioned defense of the right to vote, but while the 60-vote Senate rule is in place, reform looks a pipe dream

Joe Biden gave his most muscular defense of the right to vote yet on Tuesday, but offered few specifics on how Democrats could overcome Republican efforts to stymie federal voting reform.

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