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From left, Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Cedric Richmond, D-La., Bobby Scott, D-Va., and Robin Kelly, D-Ill., conduct a news conference with members of the Congressional Black Caucus on steps to combat institutional racism in the Capitol Visitor Center on July 1, 2020.
From left, Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Cedric Richmond, D-La., Bobby Scott, D-Va., and Robin Kelly, D-Ill., conduct a news conference with members of the Congressional Black Caucus on steps to combat institutional racism in the Capitol Visitor Center on July 1, 2020. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine and Evan Campbell
Posted January 20, 2022 at 12:55pm

On the one year anniversary of President Joe Biden’s inauguration, the administration woke up to it’s fifth defeat in six months in passing legislation to ensure voting rights for all. Biden had promised to put voting rights at the top of his agenda, but the path appears more fraught than ever. Mary C. Curtis speaks with White House Senior Advisor Cedric Richmond on what comes next.

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