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Changing the filibuster rules in the Senate , which require 60 votes to end debate on legislation, is set to be a major focus of the day — and Biden's address specifically. The President's speech in Atlanta is the latest in his recurring calls for the nation's voting rights to be bolstered. During his speech in Georgia, which will take place on the grounds of Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse College, Biden "will forcefully advocate for protecting the most bedrock American right: The right to vote and have your voice counted in a free, fair and secure election that is not tainted by partisan manipulation," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday.

Read more about Biden's speech here. ET, January 11, Sort by Latest Oldest Dropdown arrow. When it comes to protecting majority rule in America, the majority should rule in the United States Senate," he said.

The American people have waited long enough. Something states can respect or ignore. Jim Crow 2. It's no longer about who gets to vote. It's about making it harder to vote. It's about who gets to count the vote and whether your vote counts at all.

It's not hyperbole. This is a fact," Biden said. That's the kind of power you see in totalitarian states. Not in democracies. We must be vigilant. SenSchumer borrows chart from Sen. JohnCornyn : "I would thank my colleague for his chart. We'll be using it again. McConnell made the comments Tuesday morning on the Senate floor, as President Joe Biden was en route to Atlanta, where his speech on voting rights laws will support the rule changes. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell promises to make the Senate "more inconvenient" than any "in living memory" if Democrats alter filibuster rules to pass voting rights.

He cites infrastructure and hate crimes legislation as bipartisan achievements that would be threatened. If Democrats blow up Senate rules, millions of Americans will cease to have a voice in the Senate. Entire states would be shut out. Top Dems have floated breaking the rules for years now. This isn't about new voting laws. It's about silencing voters who inconvenience Democrats. Tomorrow, President Biden will travel to Georgia to make the case that we must act to defend democracy and protect voting rights.

And later this week, the Senate will move forward to protect democracy and voting rights. The Senate will act to support our democracy and protect voting rights. By blocking action on voting rights, Senate Republicans are saying they are perfectly fine with laws that restrict how younger, poorer, and non-white Americans typically vote. These laws are Jim Crow 2. Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams will not attend President Joe Biden's speech in Atlanta Tuesday, citing a scheduling conflict.

As MLK exhorted, "The clock of destiny is ticking out. We must act now before it is too late," Abrams tweeted Monday. Welcome back to Georgia where we get good done. The fight for voting rights takes persistence. We must act now before it is too late. On the way to Atlanta Tuesday, Biden told reporters he had spoken with Abrams and the pair would still work "together.

Abrams is among other voting rights activists who have said they will not attend the speech, including Black Voters Matter. We don't need him to come to Georgia and use us as a prop. We need work. Georgia voters need voting rights today so we can continue to do our work here. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will pay their respects and participate in a wreath laying ceremony at the crypt of Dr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. President Joe Biden says his speech Tuesday will come before a 'turning point' in the U. It is a landmark housing rights scheme, TMC leader Kiran Kandolkar said, adding that providing such rights was the Constitutional duty of any government and is interpreted as a fundamental right under Article We also plan to give 50, subsidised homes to the homeless," Kandolkar said.

He is our leader and I am with him," Prajapati states in his letter. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday hit out at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over his remarks that the assembly polls in the state will be about '80 per cent vs 20 per cent', and urged the youth to make the elections about issues such as employment and education.

The Congress general secretary said remarks such as "" were aimed at diverting attention from real issues of the youth. At an event on Saturday, Adityanath had said it will be a "80 per cent versus 20 per cent" election in Uttar Pradesh and the BJP will retain power in the state. Several Opposition leaders have attacked the chief minister over his comments, alleging that it was an attempt at polarisation by the "" reference which they said was aimed at pointing to the ratio of Hindus to Muslims in Uttar Pradesh.

Making remarks like '' is a way to fraudulently divert attention from the issues of the youth, Priyanka Gandhi said. The reality is that under the BJP government, out of every people, 68 have no work, she said.

Who told you that the Congress high command will decide? Who told you that the Congress high command will make the CM? But I appeal to him to engage in talks. Hasty decisions often prove to be wrong. Misra said he will also not contest the state elections, which will be held in seven phases starting February Since elections are being held in several states, including Punjab and Uttarakhand, along with Uttar Pradesh, the BSP president will not contest the polls and help party candidates win, Misra said.

Currently, Mayawati is neither a legislator nor an MP. With the Election Commission putting a moratorium on holding public rallies and gatherings in view of spurt in coronavirus cases, the BJP on Tuesday launched its door-to-door campaign to reach out to voters across the Uttar Pradesh. Starting the campaign in the state capital Lucknow, UP BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh knocked doors of houses in Ballu Adda area and pasted stickers outside the homes and also applied 'tilak' on the forehead of some house owners.

One of the BJP's sticker reads 'Poore hui aas, ghar ghar huaa vikaas' aspirations have been fulfilled, development has reached to houses. While announcing a complete no to holding of physical rallies and other forms of public gatherings like Nukkad Sabha till January 15 in the five states going to polls, the EC on Saturday had permitted door-to-door campaigns with not more than five persons at a time.

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