Gun laws are proving to be a prominent issue in the Texas gubernatorial race between Republican Greg Abbott and Democrat Beto O'Rourke. RELATED: Beto O'Rourke […]
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Beto To Biden: Please Get For The People, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Acts Passed
Beto O’Rourke urges President Biden to get the For the People and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement acts passed, ‘as quickly as you can,’ Monday […]
Continue readingBeto O’Rourke: Filibuster Exception On Voting Rights Needed To Save Democracy
Fmr. Congressman Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) says President Biden’s remarks on protecting voting rights was “a speech the country needed to hear,” but says it lacked […]
Continue readingBeto O’Rourke: For The People Act Is How We Get Our Democracy Back
The first For the People Act vote on Tuesday in the Senate is a chance for voters to push their senators on voting rights, Beto […]
Continue readingTexans On Front Lines Of Voting Fight
Texas Democrats have their hands full fending off attempts by Governor Abbott and other state Republicans to limit voting rights. Alicia Menendez talks with a […]
Continue readingBeto On Voting Rights Activism: ‘No More Tweeting And Facebook’
“We need to get out there in person and in public—no more tweeting and Facebook and calling folks. We have got to show up and […]
Continue readingBeto O’Rourke Warns ‘Democracy Is Still Under Attack’ | MSNBC
Former Democratic Congressman from Texas Beto O’Rourke discusses the attacks on voting rights in his state and around the country, and doesn’t rule out another […]
Continue readingActivists Gather Outside Texas State Capitol Against Restrictive Voting Bill | MSNBC
Demonstrators and activists, including Rep. Beto O’Rourke, are gathered at the steps at Texas’s Capitol to urge lawmakers to stop from passing a legislation with […]
Continue readingJulián Castro: Restrictive Voting Bills Are ‘Naked Power Grabs’ For GOP | The Last Word | MSNBC
Texas Democrats Beto O’Rourke and Julián Castro join Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss their efforts working to fight back against Republican voter suppression bills in the […]
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