- July 15, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Washington Examiner Chief Political Correspondent Byron York on Texas lawmakers leaving the state in protest of the voting rights bill.
More than 150 companies including Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook urged lawmakers to introduce and pass legislation reforming voting rights in a letter signed on Wednesday.
The coalition of 160 companies called on Congress to reintroduce the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, an amendment to the Voting Rights Act known as H4. The act would address a 2013 Supreme Court ruling that made it more difficult for the federal government to block racially discriminatory voting laws and redistricting proposals.
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The legislation was named in honor of Rep. John Lewis, the longtime Democratic congressman and civil rights leader who died last year. House Democrats passed the bill last year, but it faces an uphill battle in the 50-50 Senate.
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