Senate Democrats Must Pass John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act--By Whatever Means Necessary

"We are at a crossroads for American democracy. Republicans across the country are trying to roll back decades of hard-earned progress in the fight to protect access to the ballot box for all Americans. We cannot let that happen. Far too many Americans have given their blood, their sweat, and even their lives to protect the precious right to vote. Senate Democrats must take up the mantle and pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act--by whatever means necessary.

"The stakes are clear: access to the ballot box for millions of Americans is at risk. Since the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, millions of Americans have been purged from the voter rolls and thousands of voting locations across the country have been closed. This year alone, 19 states passed 33 laws to make it more difficult for eligible Americans to access the ballot box.

"Democrats cannot allow the Senate minority to once again use the racist Jim Crow filibuster to block access to the ballot box for Black and brown Americans. The only way to protect the freedom to vote and our democracy is to reform the filibuster, and there's no time to lose."