Biden demands action on voting rights at South Carolina State University commencement
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President Joe Biden dug into Republican opposition to advance federal legislation on voting rights during a commencement address on Friday.
President Joe Biden on Friday dug into Republican opposition to advancing federal voting rights legislation during a commencement address at South Carolina State University.
His remarks came ahead of a renewed push on voting rights, even as he acknowledged Thursday night that another major legislative priority of his administration, the Build Back Better social spending bill, will need to wait until 2022.
"I've never seen anything like the unrelenting assault on the right to vote. Never," Biden said Friday during his address to the graduates.
Showing some clear frustration, Biden said, "We have to protect that sacred right to vote, for God's sake."
