In SC, Biden pledges fight for voting rights, police reform

Published December 17, 2021 11:20 AM

By MEG KINNARD, JOSH BOAK and DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Associated Press

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden has pledged to fight for stalled voting rights and police reform legislation. That’s despite not having the votes in the Senate to move either measure closer to becoming law. Biden commented while delivering the commencement address at South Carolina State University on Friday. The president bemoaned GOP opposition keeping voting rights bills from advancing in the 50-50 Senate following passage by the Democratic-controlled House. And he said “the fight’s not over” on police reform, after months of negotiations among a bipartisan group of senators failed to produce a bill.

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