Infrastructure is the star of show, but this could also be a big week for voting policy on Capitol Hill between the negotiations for the new S.1/HR. 1 & the expected unveiling of the John Lewis Act on Friday. Here's my last week of reporting from the Hill to get you up to speed:
First, my dispatch from the House Admin Committee’s hearing on election subversion where two 2020 officials from Detroit, MI and Maricopa, AZ, testified about the threats they faced /extensive efforts to subvert the election results in their communities businessinsider.com/election-offic…
I also dug deep into the push from local officials/advocates get a big federal investment for elections from Congress in the upcoming budget reconciliation bill (ft. interviews with a few Senators, @beckerdavidj @tianaej, @mayorofmke, and @adrian_fontes) businessinsider.com/congress-could…
@beckerdavidj @tianaej @MayorOfMKE @Adrian_Fontes And finally, a primer of where things stand for the new version of the For the People Act, which could be hammered out this week, and the bill named for John Lewis that would restore federal preclearance under the Voting Rights Act, expected on Friday: businessinsider.com/congressional-…
@beckerdavidj @tianaej @MayorOfMKE @Adrian_Fontes It's also the last week of the special legislative session in Texas, set to end Aug. 6 — it remains to be seen what the TX House Democrats here in DC plan to do next, and if they'll get their much sought-after meeting with President Biden while they're still here
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