President Biden has called for the passage of the For The People Act, Democrats' contentious election and voter reform legislation, ahead of the Senate's procedural vote on Tuesday. The president has faced progressive criticism over his hands-off approach in advocating for the bill he says America so "urgently" needs.
"We can't sit idly by while democracy is in peril," Biden writes. "We urgently need the For The People Act. Send it to my desk."
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