"You can't say the rules keep you from doing something when you have the power to change the rules," says Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II.
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II wrote an open letter Sunday imploring Senate Democrats to pass legislation that would protect voting rights, raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, and enshrine reproductive freedom—all bills that have already been approved by House Democrats this session—before Republicans take control of the lower chamber in a few short weeks.
Sen. Raphael Warnock's (D-Ga.) recent reelection victory "was not the result of ending voter suppression," wrote Barber. Instead, it provided "evidence of the exceptional efforts of the people despite voter suppression—especially poor and low-wage voters of different backgrounds who joined neighbors who oppose extremism to give you an expanded majority."
"This coalition wants to see bills that have passed the House and are sitting on [Senate Majority Leader Chuck] Schumer's [D-N.Y.] desk become law before this Congress comes to an end," Barber noted.
"We know that voting rights protections, a $15 minimum wage, and protections for women's rights have stalled because two Democrats have not been willing to unite around plans to carve out the filibuster and overcome the united obstruction of 50 Republicans," he continued, referring to Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.), who officially switched her party registration to Independent in the wake of Warnock's win.
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