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Replay: President Biden Delivers A Speech On Voting Rights Legislation
President Biden before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House en route to Georgia, where he is scheduled to give a speech on voting rights.
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President Joe Biden made a speech in Atlanta on federal legislation to protect voting rights. It comes as Senate Democrats have been unable to pass major voting rights legislation since taking the majority in the chamber.
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