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Two more Texas Democrats test positive for COVID-19 ahead of 2nd week in D.C. push for voting bills
The state lawmakers will attend a five-day conference to push for federal voting bills this week.
Texas State Rep. Carl Sherman and colleagues speaks during the Good Trouble Candlelight Vigil for Democracy supporting voting rights, at Black Lives Matter plaza in Washington, Saturday, July 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)(Jose Luis Magana)
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WASHINGTON Two more of the Democrats who fled Texas last week to prevent the Legislature from passing Republican-backed voting bills have tested positive for COVID-19.
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9 protesters arrested on Capitol Hill, including Rep. Joyce Beatty
Texas lawmakers pressure Congress as Biden renews calls for voting rights
Replay Video UP NEXT Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus was among nine protesters who were arrested by U.S. Capitol Police after leading a peaceful demonstration to advocate for voting rights inside the Hart Senate Office Building. At least 20 Black women activists joined Thursday to rally against legislation across the country which Democrats argue is restricting Americans right to vote. They called for federal intervention and specifically the end to the filibuster rule, so the U.S. Senate may pass the For The People Act.MORE: Democrats push for party unity as GOP unites to block voting rights bill