'We are going right to the belly of the beast': Biden takes on Georgia
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‘We are going right to the belly of the beast’: Biden takes on Georgia.
Fresh off his Jan. 6 anniversary speech, the president and his top aides are trying to keep up the momentum for some legislative remedy.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/09/joe-biden-takes-on-georgia-voting-526801
By LAURA BARRÓN-LÓPEZ and CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO at Politico
01/09/2022 07:00 AM EST
Updated: 01/09/2022 11:51 AM EST
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Fresh off a high-profile speech in which he warned that a dagger had been placed at the throat of American democracy, President Joe Biden will travel to the state that White House officials view as “ground zero” for Republican-led election suppression efforts.
Biden will speak in Georgia on Tuesday. In his remarks, he is expected to not only echo the themes of his address on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection but to expand on his endorsement of a filibuster carveout to pass voting rights legislation in the Senate.
The speeches and related meetings from Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are part of the administration’s offensive to beat back GOP efforts to both restrict voting access and seed skepticism of America’s electoral system.
“We are doubling down, kicking it into another gear, we are going right to the belly of the beast, or ground zero, for voter suppression, voter subversion and obstruction,” said Cedric Richmond, White House senior adviser and director of the Office of Public Engagement.
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