Vice Pres. Kamala Harris demands action on voting rights in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., remembering the iconic civil rights leader amid the administration's latest push for voting rights legislation.
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at Ebenezer Baptist church in Atlanta.Vice President Kamala Harris demanded action on voting rights Monday in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., remembering the iconic civil rights leader amidst the administration's latestHarris, who spoke virtually from Washington at an event hosted by the Ebenezer Baptist Church of Atlanta, Georgia, called for the Senate to"do its job" and pass the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act.
Harris insisted the fight would continue and pointed to King's lifelong pursuit of justice in the face of extreme adversity as inspiration for those working to secure voting rights legislation today. "So many in this state have worked tirelessly to protect our democracy," Harris said of Georgia, adding that Georgians had registered voters and gone door-to-door"to get out the vote."to deliver a message: It is time for the United States Senate to do its job."Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff, left, volunteer at Martha's Table for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service in Washington, D.C., Jan. 17, 2022.
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