Biden Plans Voting-Rights Push as Allies Worry He’s Too Late
- President to make case for legislation in Tuesday Atlanta trip
- Inaction in Congress would allow state-level voting limits
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President Joe Biden will seek to rally support for voting-rights legislation Tuesday amid a growing backlash from allies who say he has neglected an issue vital to Democrats’ chances of keeping control of Congress.
Biden will make the case for a bill to prevent states from curbing voting access during a trip to Atlanta that includes a visit to Ebenezer Baptist Church and a speech at Morehouse College. The president will evoke the legacies of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis.