Martin Luther King family urges U.S. Senate to pass voting rights legislation

Americans must commit to the unfinished work of Martin Luther King Jr., delivering jobs and justice and protecting “the sacred right to vote, a right from which all other rights flow,” U.S. President Joe Biden said Monday.

In a video address to mark Martin Luther King Day, the president said today is a moment when a mirror is held up to the United States.

“It’s time for every elected official in America to make it clear where they stand,” Biden said. “It’s time for every American to stand up. Speak out, be heard. Where do you stand?”

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