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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 2021

Page

4

Biden frames voting rights as a national test of our time

President Biden called protecting ballot access a national imperative at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. He criticized state restrictions as un-American and warned GOP efforts, while avoiding calls to scrap the Senate filibuster and urging a voter education push ahead of the 2022 midterms. Texas Democrats meanwhile fled to Washington to block a new voting bill, highlighting broader battles over voting rights nationwide.

Philadelphia Joe Biden Texas Biden Senate National Constitution Center Donald Trump Supreme Court White House Karine Jean- Pierre Washington, D.C Iowa GOP Trump Capitol Hill John Lewis Associated Press Austin Center For Reproductive Rights Planned Parenthood The American Civil Liberties Union

Texas Democrats flee to push voting rights as GOP vows arrests

Democrats fled to Washington to press Congress for federal voting rights action while Texas Republicans authorize troopers to arrest missing lawmakers. Abbott warned back home that arrest warrants could be issued. Senate advances its version, though quorum remains short.

Texas Abbott GOP Jim Murphy House Senate

U.S. COVID cases rise again amid delta spread and low vaccination

The U S daily new case average has doubled to about 23 600 over three weeks as delta grows and vaccination rates lag. Missouri Arkansas Nevada Louisiana Utah show two week case jumps with sub 60 percent vaccination. Officials in Los Angeles County and St Louis urge even the vaccinated to mask up.

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Democrats announce budget agreement amid a trillion infrastructure push

Senate Democrats say they reached a 3.5 trillion dollar budget pact over a decade to fund climate, health care, and family services as part of President Biden's economic recovery plan. Separate talks target about 1 trillion for roads and water systems.

Washington Senate Joe Biden Biden

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