restrictions in texas are on hold, with democratic lawmakersg passage by hun blocking passage by hunkering down 1,500 miles away here in washington. and, president biden is speakinn out forcefully against reps who have already changed election laws in more than a dozen other states.s cbs nancy cordes reports from the white house. we must act and we will act for our cause is just. reporter: speaking with unusual fervor in philadelphia, president biden accused republican leaders of embracing autocracy. they want to be able to tell you your vote doesn t count, fo. any reason they make up. reporter: since president biden defeated donald trump last november, legislatures in 17 states have passed 28 laws that make it harder to vote. we ll be asking my republican friends in congress in states and cities and counties to stand up, for god s sake, and help prevent this concerted effort to undermine our election and the sacred right to vote. (applause) have you no shame?