“I’m glad to deal with it,” Kemp said of the corporate backlash while appearing on CNBC s “Closing Bell.”
“If they want to have a debate about the merits and the facts of the bill, then we should do that,” he added.
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Voting rights activists have condemned the bill, which limits ballot box drop-offs, enacts new voter ID requirements and prohibits giving food and water to voters waiting in line on Election Day. Many critics say it would disproportionately affect voters of color.
On Wednesday, executives from Delta and Coca-Cola, which are both headquartered in Atlanta, called the recently signed voting legislation unacceptable. On the same day, 72 Black business leaders signed a letter calling for companies to speak out against the bill in an effort led by former American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault and Merck CEO Kenneth Frazier.