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Mike Pence
@mikepence· Republican · IN· Jan 14, 2022

Pence's op-ed calling January 6, 'a power grab,' while also saying the same thing about busting the filibuster for voting rights.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 14, 2022

the President is running through a very tough situation here.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 13, 2022

I hope we can get this done. The honest-to-God answer is, I don`t know whether we can get this done. But I know one thing. As long as I have a breath in me, as long as I`m in the White House, as long as I`m engaged at all, I`m going to be…

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 13, 2022

I hope we can get this done. The honest to God answer is I don’t know if we can get this done. Like every other major civil rights bill that came along, if we missed the first time, we could come back and try it a second time. We miss this…

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 13, 2022

He put a pause on these federal student loan payments, and then re-extended that. It runs currently until May.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 13, 2022

We have to change this rule for voting rights.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 13, 2022

United Airlines was averaging one employee dying a week from COVID-19. After implementing this requirement, it`s led to 99 percent of its employees being vaccinated. United had 3,600 employees test positive but zero hospitalizations, zero…

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 13, 2022

I think Biden's response today after the meeting on Capitol Hill was a pretty sobering read about where things stand. You know, he said, we missed it this time speaking about voting rights in past tense. And at one point saying the honest…

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 13, 2022

I hope we can get this done. But I`m not sure but one thing for certain, one thing for certain, like every other major civil rights bill came along. If we missed the first time, we can come back and try it a second time.

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Mike Pence
@mikepence· Republican · IN· Jan 12, 2022

After ascertaining that certificates are regular in form and authentic, the tellers will announce the votes cast by the electors for each state beginning with Alabama, which the parliamentarians advise me as the only certificate of vote…

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 12, 2022

Have at it. We`re playing for real here. This isn`t a game.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 11, 2022

To protect our democracy, I support changing the Senate rules, whichever way they need to be changed to prevent a minority of senators from blocking action on voting rights.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 11, 2022

History has never been kind to those who have sided with voter suppression over voter`s rights. And it`d be less kind for those who side with elections aversion. So I asked every elected official in America. How do you want to be…

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 11, 2022

So I ask every elected official in America, how do you want to be remembered? Consequential moments in history, they present a choice. Do you want to be the side of Dr. King or George Wallace? Do you want to be on the said of John side of…

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 11, 2022

Whose side you want to be on? Bull Connors` or King`s?

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 11, 2022

In Wisconsin, Joe Biden beat Donald Trump, and so, that means Wisconsin chose Biden electors.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 11, 2022

I`ve been having these quiet conversations with the members of Congress for the last two months. I`m tired of being quiet. We must find a way to pass these voting rights bills, debate them, vote, let the majority prevail. And if that bare…

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 11, 2022

We must stand strong and stand together to make sure January 6 marks not the end democracy. But the beginning. The Freedom of the Vote Act takes on election subversion to protect nonpartisan electors, officials who doing their job from…

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