CNN Exclusive: Hundreds of faith leaders demand more from Biden and other Democrats on voting rights legislation
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More than 800 faith leaders are urging President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats to pass voting rights legislation in 2022, writing in a letter released Thursday that the issue needs to be the administration's "number-one priority" after measures stalled in the Senate.
"We cannot be clearer: you must act now to protect every American's freedom to vote without interference and with confidence that their ballot will be counted and honored," the leaders said in a letter to be released Thursday that was obtained first by CNN. "Passing comprehensive voting rights legislation must be the number-one priority of the administration and Congress."
The letter comes as civil rights leaders and members of the Congressional Black Caucus are increasing pressure on the Biden administration to pass voting rights legislation after Republicans blocked two Democratic-led measures.
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