U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Tuesday the Democratic lawmakers from Texas who left the state to derail Republican efforts to pass new voting restrictions have shown 'great courage' and that she is working with people in the private sector to build a coalition to work on voting rights.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks before her departure at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Michigan, U.S., after attending a vaccine mobilization event, July 12, 2021. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo
"I think they have shown great courage, and certainly great conviction and commitment," Harris said in an interview with Reuters.White House and civil rights groups say the Republican-led efforts would make it harder to vote for many Black and Hispanic citizens, traditional supporters of Democrats. The state restrictions followed former President Donald Trump's false claim that voting fraud was widespread in the 2020 election that he lost to President Joe Biden, a Democrat.
Asked if the amount was too little to make a material difference, Harris said "let's do $25 million at a time" and said Democrats will deploy "every form of resource" into the issue.
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