VP Harris: GOP ‘Anti-Voter Laws Could Make It Difficult for as Many as 55 Million Americans to Vote’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT One year ░░░░░░░░ please do sit Last ░░░░░░░░ one year after a ░░░░░░░░ mob breached the United ░░░░░░░░ capitol the president of ░░░░░░░░ United States and I ░░░░░░░░ from its hallowed halls ░░░░░░░░ we made clear We ░░░░░░░░ to preserve protect and ░░░░░░░░ the Constitution of the ░░░░░░░░ States And we will ░░░░░░░░ will fight Applause We ░░░░░░░░ fight to safeguard our ░░░░░░░░ We will fight to ░░░░░░░░ our most fundamental freedom ░░░░░░░░ freedom to vote And ░░░░░░░░ is why we have ░░░░░░░░ to Atlanta today to ░░░░░░░░ cradle of the civil ░░░░░░░░ movement to the district ░░░░░░░░ was represented by the ░░░░░░░░ congressman John Lewis Applause ░░░░░░░░ the eve of the ░░░░░░░░ of reverend dr Martin ░░░░░░░░ King jr More than ░░░░░░░░ years ago men women ░░░░░░░░ children marched from selma ░░░░░░░░ Montgomery to demand the ░░░░░░░░ And when they arrived ░░░░░░░░ the state capitol in ░░░░░░░░ Dr King decried what ░░░░░░░░ called normalcy The normalcy ░░░░░░░░ complacency that was denying ░░░░░░░░ the freedom to vote ░░░░░░░░ only normalcy anyone should ░░░░░░░░ Dr King said is ░░░░░░░░ normalcy of justice And ░░░░░░░░ words resonate today Over ░░░░░░░░ past few years we ░░░░░░░░ seen so many anti ░░░░░░░░ laws that there is ░░░░░░░░ danger of becoming accustomed ░░░░░░░░ these laws A danger ░░░░░░░░ adjusting to these laws ░░░░░░░░ though they are normal ░░░░░░░░ danger of being complacent ░░░░░░░░ Anti voter laws are ░░░░░░░░ new in our nation ░░░░░░░░ we must not be ░░░░░░░░ into thinking they are ░░░░░░░░ We must not be ░░░░░░░░ into thinking a law ░░░░░░░░ makes it more difficult ░░░░░░░░ students to vote is ░░░░░░░░ We must not be ░░░░░░░░ into thinking a law ░░░░░░░░ makes it illegal to ░░░░░░░░ a voter with a ░░░░░░░░ vote by mail is ░░░░░░░░ There is nothing normal ░░░░░░░░ a law that makes ░░░░░░░░ illegal to pass out ░░░░░░░░ or food to people ░░░░░░░░ in long voting lines ░░░░░░░░ I have met with ░░░░░░░░ in Georgia I have ░░░░░░░░ your outrage about the ░░░░░░░░ voter law here And ░░░░░░░░ many voters will likely ░░░░░░░░ kept from voting And ░░░░░░░░ is not alone Across ░░░░░░░░ nation anti voter laws ░░░░░░░░ make it difficult for ░░░░░░░░ many as 55 million ░░░░░░░░ to vote That is ░░░░░░░░ out of 6 people ░░░░░░░░ our country And the ░░░░░░░░ of these laws are ░░░░░░░░ only putting in place ░░░░░░░░ to the ballot box ░░░░░░░░ are also working to ░░░░░░░░ with our elections to ░░░░░░░░ the outcomes they want ░░░░░░░░ to discredit those that ░░░░░░░░ don t That is ░░░░░░░░ how a democracy should ░░░░░░░░ My fellow Americans do ░░░░░░░░ succumb to those who ░░░░░░░░ dismiss this assault on ░░░░░░░░ rights as an unfounded ░░░░░░░░ who would wave this ░░░░░░░░ as a partisan game ░░░░░░░░ assault on our freedom ░░░░░░░░ vote will be felt ░░░░░░░░ every American in every ░░░░░░░░ in every political party ░░░░░░░░ if we stand idly ░░░░░░░░ our entire nation will ░░░░░░░░ the price for generations ░░░░░░░░ come As Dr King ░░░░░░░░ the battle is in ░░░░░░░░ hands And today the ░░░░░░░░ is in the hands ░░░░░░░░ the leaders of the ░░░░░░░░ people those in particular ░░░░░░░░ the American people sent ░░░░░░░░ the United States Senate ░░░░░░░░ landmark bills sit before ░░░░░░░░ United States Senate The ░░░░░░░░ Lewis voting rights advancement ░░░░░░░░ and the freedom to ░░░░░░░░ act RUSH TRANSCRIPT One ░░░░░░░░ yes please do sit ░░░░░░░░ week one year after ░░░░░░░░ violent mob breached the ░░░░░░░░ States capitol the president ░░░░░░░░ the United States and ░░░░░░░░ spoke from its hallowed ░░░░░░░░ and we made clear ░░░░░░░░ swore to preserve protect ░░░░░░░░ defend the Constitution of ░░░░░░░░ United States And we ░░░░░░░░ We will fight Applause ░░░░░░░░ will fight to safeguard ░░░░░░░░ democracy We will fight ░░░░░░░░ secure our most fundamental ░░░░░░░░ the freedom to vote ░░░░░░░░ that is why we ░░░░░░░░ come to Atlanta today ░░░░░░░░ the cradle of the ░░░░░░░░ rights movement to the ░░░░░░░░ that was represented by ░░░░░░░░ great congressman John Lewis ░░░░░░░░ On the eve of ░░░░░░░░ birthday of reverend dr ░░░░░░░░ Luther King jr More ░░░░░░░░ 55 years ago men ░░░░░░░░ and children marched from ░░░░░░░░ to Montgomery to demand ░░░░░░░░ ballot And when they ░░░░░░░░ at the state capitol ░░░░░░░░ Alabama Dr King decried ░░░░░░░░ he called normalcy The ░░░░░░░░ The complacency that was ░░░░░░░░ people the freedom to ░░░░░░░░ The only normalcy anyone ░░░░░░░░ accept Dr King said ░░░░░░░░ the normalcy of justice ░░░░░░░░ his words resonate today ░░░░░░░░ the past few years ░░░░░░░░ have seen so many ░░░░░░░░ voter laws that there ░░░░░░░░ a danger of becoming ░░░░░░░░ to these laws A ░░░░░░░░ of adjusting to these ░░░░░░░░ as though they are ░░░░░░░░ A danger of being ░░░░░░░░ complicit Anti voter laws ░░░░░░░░ not new in our ░░░░░░░░ But we must not ░░░░░░░░ deceived into thinking they ░░░░░░░░ normal We must not ░░░░░░░░ deceived into thinking a ░░░░░░░░ that makes it more ░░░░░░░░ for students to vote ░░░░░░░░ normal We must not ░░░░░░░░ deceived into thinking a ░░░░░░░░ that makes it illegal ░░░░░░░░ help a voter with ░░░░░░░░ disability vote by mail ░░░░░░░░ normal There is nothing ░░░░░░░░ about a law that ░░░░░░░░ it illegal to pass ░░░░░░░░ water or food to ░░░░░░░░ standing in long voting ░░░░░░░░ And I have met ░░░░░░░░ voters in Georgia I ░░░░░░░░ heard your outrage about ░░░░░░░░ anti voter law here ░░░░░░░░ how many voters will ░░░░░░░░ be kept from voting ░░░░░░░░ Georgia is not alone ░░░░░░░░ our nation anti voter ░░░░░░░░ could make it difficult ░░░░░░░░ as many as 55 ░░░░░░░░ Americans to vote That ░░░░░░░░ 1 out of 6 ░░░░░░░░ in our country And ░░░░░░░░ proponents of these laws ░░░░░░░░ not only putting in ░░░░░░░░ obstacles to the ballot ░░░░░░░░ They are also working ░░░░░░░░ interfere with our elections ░░░░░░░░ get the outcomes they ░░░░░░░░ and to discredit those ░░░░░░░░ they don t That ░░░░░░░░ not how a democracy ░░░░░░░░ work My fellow Americans ░░░░░░░░ not succumb to those ░░░░░░░░ would dismiss this assault ░░░░░░░░ voting rights as an ░░░░░░░░ threat who would wave ░░░░░░░░ off as a partisan ░░░░░░░░ The assault on our ░░░░░░░░ to vote will be ░░░░░░░░ by every American in ░░░░░░░░ community in every political ░░░░░░░░ And if we stand ░░░░░░░░ by our entire nation ░░░░░░░░ pay the price for ░░░░░░░░ to come As Dr ░░░░░░░░ said the battle is ░░░░░░░░ our hands And today ░░░░░░░░ battle is in the ░░░░░░░░ of the leaders of ░░░░░░░░ American people those in ░░░░░░░░ that the American people ░░░░░░░░ to the United States ░░░░░░░░ Two landmark bills sit ░░░░░░░░ the United States Senate ░░░░░░░░ John Lewis voting rights ░░░░░░░░ act and the freedom ░░░░░░░░ vote act.