Biden Is Expected to Support Changing the Filibuster to Pass Voting Rights Bills
President Biden plans to renew his push for congressional action to protect voting rights in a speech in Georgia on Tuesday, as the Democratic Party’s proposed federal legislation has stalled and the president faces growing pressure to intervene.
Biden is expected to throw his support behind changing the filibuster to make it easier to pass voting rights bills, and to ensure that “it can be restored and this basic right is defended,” according to a White House official, who provided a preview of Biden’s remarks on the condition of anonymity.
“The next few days, when these bills come to a vote, will mark a turning point in this nation,” Biden will say according to prepared remarks shared by the White House. “Will we choose democracy over autocracy, light over shadow, justice over injustice? I know where I stand.”
